Synonyms of reached

reached

verb

past tense of reach

1

as in handed

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

would you reach me the potatoes, please?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• passed
• transferred
• handed over
• gave
• carried
• bucked
• relayed
• rendered
• handled
• relinquished
• delivered
• bore
• yielded
• surrendered
• released
• ceded
• turned over
• fingered
• gave up
• pawed

2

as in contacted

to transmit information or requests to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contacted
• got
• informed
• addressed
• told
• got hold of
• communicated (with)
• called
• advised
• got in touch with
• notified
• instructed
• touched base (with)
• briefed
• apprised
• acquainted
• enlightened
• phoned
• telephoned
• got through (to)
• filled in
• familiarized
• buzzed
• kept up (with)
• clued
• rang (up)
• wised (up)

3

as in affected

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

• affected
• influenced
• impressed
• touched
• impacted
• struck
• swayed
• moved
• interested
• got to
• inspired
• told (on)
• involved
• bothered
• attracted
• penetrated
• concerned
• disturbed
• fascinated
• dazzled
• carried away
• stirred
• transported
• entranced
• worried
• plagued
• tried
• enthralled
• engaged
• troubled
• enchanted
• afflicted
• upset
• pierced
• biased
• enraptured
• harassed
• stressed
• perturbed
• colored
• captivated
• distressed
• ravished
• flustered
• wrung
• charmed
• smote
• agitated
• harried
• bewitched
• pestered
• disquieted
• discomforted
• strained
• allured
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bored
• wearied
• tired
• jaded
• palled
• underwhelmed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reached

Jorge Polanco reached on a two-out error at first base by Stowers. — Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

Crime reached a breaking point that summer after a drive-by shooting killed a man at Progress Park, topping off a string of violent incidents in the neighborhood just northeast of uptown Charlotte. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

In the 1960s, the previous owner reached an agreement with Peninsula Open Space Trust, a nonprofit, with the intent of protecting the property's recreational and agricultural value. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Anthropic's own researchers reached a similar conclusion in a paper presented at ICLR in 2024, finding that training on human preferences does not remove sycophancy and can encourage it, and that five leading assistants showed it consistently. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Heim, Wilson and Bolte reached base two times each including one hit apiece — the only three hits for the Athletics. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The militant group Hamas has reached an agreement with the Board of Peace – tasked with implementing a long term ceasefire plan in Gaza – to relinquish its weapons, a senior official told CNN on Friday. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

With global supplies constrained, prices for Brent crude, the international standard, soared from about $70 to above $100 a barrel for much of March, April and May, and at one point reached $126. — Cathy Bussewitz, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence. — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026