Synonyms of reaches

reaches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reach

1

as in hands

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

would you reach me the potatoes, please?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hands
• passes
• gives
• transfers
• carries
• hands over
• bucks
• delivers
• fingers
• renders
• relinquishes
• relays
• handles
• yields
• surrenders
• turns over
• releases
• cedes
• bears
• paws
• gives up

2

as in contacts

to transmit information or requests to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contacts
• gets
• informs
• tells
• addresses
• communicates (with)
• calls
• gets hold of
• notifies
• gets in touch with
• advises
• instructs
• touches base (with)
• enlightens
• gets through (to)
• familiarizes
• acquaints
• clues
• buzzes
• phones
• fills in
• apprises
• briefs
• telephones
• rings (up)
• keeps up (with)
• wises (up)

3

as in affects

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

• affects
• impresses
• influences
• impacts
• touches
• strikes
• sways
• inspires
• moves
• involves
• tells (on)
• gets to
• interests
• bothers
• penetrates
• attracts
• disturbs
• dazzles
• fascinates
• stirs
• engages
• transports
• carries away
• pierces
• tries
• afflicts
• concerns
• plagues
• entrances
• worries
• troubles
• enraptures
• perturbs
• captivates
• enthralls
• harasses
• ravishes
• biases
• enchants
• smites
• upsets
• colors
• stresses
• distresses
• wrings
• agitates
• pesters
• disquiets
• bewitches
• flusters
• charms
• harries
• discomposes
• allures
• discomforts
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• wearies
• palls
• tires
• jades
• underwhelms

reaches

2 of 2

noun

plural of reach

as in rank

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reaches

Verb

Larter hopes the invention reaches the technicians who need it most. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

When work reaches the right people with the relevant history, urgency and business context attached, issues get prioritized by business impact and escalation becomes less reliant on informal coordination between departments. — Rohan Joshi, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

This can help counteract room acoustics that impact the sound that reaches you. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

The golden deer and the Lakshmana rekha When word of Khara’s death reaches his brother Ravana, the demon king vows revenge on Rama and Lakshmana with the assistance of Maricha (a rakshasa). — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Lynn Coulter, writing for HGTV, says the interest now reaches far beyond private yards. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

California offers child-care subsidies to lower-income families, but even then, the assistance reaches a fraction of those who qualify. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

If his lead reaches the magic number of 125 this weekend, nobody will be able mathematically to catch him for the rest of the season. — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Like those bigger budget projects though, AEIP movies will still qualify for performance bonuses if the film reaches certain viewership thresholds on streaming. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Noun

The tentative plans are to eventually extend their reach to remote bases in harsh weather conditions—potentially near combat zones—and eventually to lunar bases and the outer reaches of the solar system. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Related Stories The road movie follows two casting directors into the remote reaches of Mexico, where their search for natural actors for a sci-fi film becomes an unsettling journey into their own fears, biases and preconceptions. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026

For the past 15 years, Ishmael Butler and his cast of collaborators have drifted further and further into the outer reaches, deconstructing and reassembling hip-hop, jazz, and kosmische conventions into sprawling, proggy rhapsodies. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

The lower reaches of the Litani River, outlined in blue, are the northern edge of a UNIFIL deployment area between Israel and Lebanon. — Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

But, in the past few years, Namibia has seen a lot of positive conservation momentum, with these northwest reaches acting as a bellwether. — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

The eye-opening bullet point in this survey, however, is that households with income of $500,000 and more feel as strapped as those at the lowest reaches of the income ladder, say with income of $50,000 to $100,000. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Even seats in the upper reaches of the stadium are reportedly fetching more than $3,500. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

In the far reaches of America’s largest state, prices are as high as $24 per gallon. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026