Synonyms of approaches

approaches 1 of 2

noun

plural of approach

1

as in paths

an established course for traveling from one place to another

will take the standard landing approach from the south

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paths
• routes
• ways
• roads
• avenues
• highways
• passages
• walks
• arteries
• trails
• drives
• roadways
• tracks
• passes
• streets
• lanes
• thoroughfares
• passageways
• boulevards
• routeways
• pike
• byways
• rows
• walkways
• bypasses
• bypaths
• expressways
• freeways
• turnpikes
• channels
• airways
• high roads
• portals
• hatches
• doors
• gates
• laneways
• doorways
• waterways
• gateways
• traces
• watercourses
• cycleways
• bikeways
• gats

2

as in methods

the means or procedure for doing something

that's a different approach to knitting, but it seems to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• methods
• strategies
• methodologies
• techniques
• ways
• manners
• recipes
• systems
• tactics
• styles
• forms
• plans
• fashions
• modes
• models
• programs
• tacks
• policies
• steps
• hows
• routes
• schemes
• practices
• processes
• designs
• blueprints
• moves
• shifts
• layouts
• plots
• games
• routines
• intrigues
• game plans
• ground plans
• lines
• modi operandi
• expedients

approaches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of approach

1

as in comes

to come near or nearer

the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comes
• closes
• nears
• arrives
• closes in
• lands
• draws on
• reaches
• comes up
• attains
• hits
• bellies up
• gains
• turns up
• touches
• nighs
• sneaks up
• waltzes (up)
• shows up
• borders
• makes
• creeps up
• verges
• adjoins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retreats
• withdraws
• recedes
• retires
• backs (up or away)
• leaves
• goes
• exits
• departs
• removes
• walks out
• runs away
• pulls out
• takes off
• quits
• shoves (off)
• lights out
• clears out

2

as in enters

to move closer to

approach the bull with caution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comes
• enters
• nears
• advances
• drops in
• nighs
• pops (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goes
• withdraws
• leaves
• retreats
• exits
• departs
• recedes (from)

3

as in approximates

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

his store-bought dessert doesn't even approach your homemade version of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approximates
• measures up (to)
• reflects
• compares (with)
• matches
• stacks up (against or with)
• parallels
• mirrors
• amounts (to)
• holds a candle to
• comes (to)
• adds up (to)
• touches (on)
• equals
• duplicates
• borders (on)
• verges (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of approaches

Noun

The work includes repairing the bridge deck, approaches and structures, as well as installing a new deck overly and replacing expansion joints. —Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026

Straight-line winds from central Pennsylvania to central Louisiana will rush in as the middle of the week approaches, putting 27 million people at risk. —Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026

The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026

In fact, according to the EFF analyst, many lawmakers have recognized these approaches, such as data minimization, in existing age-verification proposals. —Barbara Booth, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026

More sunshine is expected to start the workweek through Wednesday early afternoon before the next system approaches. —Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026

Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead. —Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026

Yet their leaders have taken different approaches in dealing with Washington. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026

Research shows that the most effective ways to help someone end their addiction to alcohol often includes a combination of approaches like behavioral therapies, medications such as naltrexone or disulfiram, and a support system like 12-step programs. —Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026

Verb

Amore approaches the song with all the vocal ferocity of a wind chime; MORI’s chorus repeats the title phrase in monotone. —E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026

The new images reveal stunning details about what happens as a star approaches the end of its evolutionary life cycle. —Brett Tingley, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Hence the grim determination with which Eva approaches the mission. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026

He’s sent on an assignment to write about a performance there by Black Sabbath, and approaches the back of the arena, ringing the doorbell at the bottom of a ramp leading into the arena. —Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

And a resolve now shapes how Fritz approaches the sport. —Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

As the Coast Starlight approaches the Bay Area, the train glides past marshlands, open water, and distant city skylines before continuing toward California’s Central Coast. —Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026

In one clip, two young women just in front of a police officer duck between two vehicles as the gunman, only yards away, approaches from the east. —Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026

Cloud cover will begin to build as an upper-level low-pressure system approaches North Texas. —Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026