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

Warm-season grasses should be reseeded or overseeded in the spring when soil temperatures reach 65 to 75 degrees F. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026

Partnering with Playtime for international sales and Buena Vista for distribution in Spain will help the film reach the widest possible audience, Lazona Zinema producer Luis Ferrón told Variety. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Noun

One design quibble — at its uppermost reaches, the limestone is just a bit too close to the narrow edge of the steel canopy. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Clark saw evidence of the league’s reach throughout Team USA’s run in Germany. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026