REACH Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈrēch

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as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another would you reach me the potatoes, please?

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as in to contact

to transmit information or requests to you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days

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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

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reach

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noun

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

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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

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as in expansion

a wide space or area a wide reach of woods

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Verb

Beck also explained that hyperscalers now account for nearly 80 percent of global data center demand and are pouring investment into infrastructure to support AI computing, noting that industry-wide capital expenditure on data centers is projected to reach around $7 trillion by 2030. —

Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026 The wise guys already view Denver suspiciously, casting them with the 12th-best odds to reach the Super Bowl next February. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

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Eight-year-old Shannon Elizabeth of El Paso, TX hopes to sell enough boxes to go to cookie camp — an expense that would otherwise be out of her family’s reach. —

Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026 With the game well out of reach and 10 seconds to play, Tre White dunked — despite Self motioning from the sideline to dribble it out. —

Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reach

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Damascus had asked Beirut to hand them over to continue their prison terms in Syria, but Lebanese judicial officials said Beirut would not release any attackers and that each must be studied and resolved separately.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
The game effectively ended with an infamous play call by then-Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, who opted to have then-quarterback Russell Wilson throw the ball at the one-yard line instead of handing it off to running back Marshawn Lynch.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026