Synonyms of reach

reach 1 of 2

verb

ˈrēch 

1

as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another

would you reach me the potatoes, please?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hand
• pass
• transfer
• give
• hand over
• carry
• buck
• deliver
• relay
• handle
• render
• relinquish
• yield
• turn over
• give up
• surrender
• release
• bear
• finger
• cede
• paw

2

as in to contact

to transmit information or requests to

you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contact
• get
• inform
• tell
• address
• communicate (with)
• get hold of
• get in touch with
• call
• advise
• touch base (with)
• notify
• get through (to)
• enlighten
• fill in
• instruct
• familiarize
• apprise
• clue
• acquaint
• phone
• wise (up)
• telephone
• brief
• keep up (with)
• ring (up)
• buzz

3

as in to affect

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

the movie adaptation just didn't reach me the way the novel did

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affect
• influence
• impress
• touch
• impact
• strike
• sway
• inspire
• move
• get to
• tell (on)
• interest
• involve
• bother
• penetrate
• attract
• entrance
• disturb
• try
• carry away
• engage
• dazzle
• fascinate
• transport
• concern
• worry
• stir
• plague
• bias
• pierce
• trouble
• upset
• harass
• afflict
• distress
• enrapture
• discomfort
• enthrall
• smite
• enchant
• ravish
• color
• wring
• perturb
• captivate
• charm
• stress
• agitate
• pester
• fluster
• bewitch
• harry
• discompose
• disquiet
• allure
• strain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bore
• weary
• tire
• pall
• jade
• underwhelm

reach

2 of 2

noun

1

as in scope

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends

she's got a good memory, but critical thinking seems to be beyond her reach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scope
• confines
• extent
• realm
• range
• width
• sweep
• breadth
• amplitude
• spectrum
• compass
• ambit
• dimension(s)
• circle
• spread
• sphere
• region
• province
• domain
• department
• field
• gamut
• discipline
• element
• horizon
• specialty
• frontier
• terrain
• bailiwick
• fief
• panorama
• fiefdom
• demesne

2

as in rank

usually reaches plural the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

there are still only a few women in the upper reaches of the profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rank
• level
• echelon
• ranking
• standing
• position
• status
• situation
• degree
• place
• station
• rung
• walk
• footing
• order
• stratum
• capacity
• function
• condition
• estate
• rating

3

as in expansion

a wide space or area

a wide reach of woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expansion
• expanse
• stretch
• length
• distance
• extent
• breadth
• spread
• plain
• sheet
• field
• waste
• scope
• territory
• depth
• scale
• domain
• spectrum
• sweep
• sphere
• range
• span
• extension
• compass
• void
• amplitude
• magnitude
• gamut
• latitude
• emptiness
• immensity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reach

Verb

The United States and Iran ended a historic round of face-to-face talks early Sunday without reaching an agreement and the fate of the fragile, two-week ceasefire still unclear. —E. Eduardo Castillo, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026

On their record-breaking flyby, the astronauts reached a maximum 252,756 miles from Earth before hanging a U-turn behind the moon, eclipsing Apollo's 13 distance record. —Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026

Noun

Scientists knew it was triggered by the real world creeping in, but the exact microscopic cause remained out of reach. —Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026

But in a war of MVP wills, Nikola Jokic put the finishing touches on his 40-point, eight-rebound, 13-assist performance in the last minute of overtime, burying two high-stakes shots over the mile-high reach of Wembanyama. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026