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

Today, our constructor has reached into his evidently limitless bag of tricks to pull out a doozy of a Thursday grid. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Disenchantment with the current political and economic system has also reached a point where socialism has grown more popular among Americans. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

The advance notice allowed Baugh and his colleagues to alert dozens of grooms living in the barns to evacuate before the flood reached them. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Roivant Sciences — Shares rose more than 4% after the company's immune-modifying pill Lisraya reached its primary efficacy goals in two Phase 3 trials for non-infectious uveitis, a disease of the eye. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Other economists say the losses won’t last As Fortune reported in May, a separate NBER study by economists Jasper Boll, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman reached a different conclusion. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Representatives for Von Detten could not immediately be reached. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

The Senate reached a bipartisan deal in September on a permitting bill, which has not yet been voted on. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Temperatures reached 122 degrees Fahrenheit for about six hours, forcing stores to discard fresh and frozen goods. — John Leicester, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026