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

And one company in the Fortune 500 reaches even further back to a time before the United States declared independence. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 June 2026

The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead. —Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026

Those early deployments could help Hello Robot improve the system before a future version reaches our homes. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

Venus, on the other hand, reaches its highest altitude in the western evening twilight during June for this current apparition and captures the gaze of millions. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 June 2026

Once the sun enters Cancer and the moon reaches its first quarter phase in Libra on June 21, the focus shifts toward emotional needs, commitment, compromise and the balance (or lack thereof) surrounding a relationship. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026

If a ball reaches such a rip, it’s no longer guided by the fabric, and the analogy breaks down; scientists need a new theory to understand this and other, similarly extreme situations. —Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026

If no candidate reaches that threshold, the two candidates who receive the most votes advance to a runoff election, where the winner is determined by a simple majority. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026

The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2026

Noun

The work always started overnight, and the high reaches and lifts stayed up through the morning, even as guests entered the park. —Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

The bureau found a trend of growth in the furthest reaches of the county. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026

Authorities have publicly identified four people who lost their lives over the last week in San Diego County traffic crashes, with three of the victims perishing in head-on collisions in the eastern reaches of the region. —City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2025, the Lone Star tick’s geographic spread extended all along the Eastern Seaboard, from Florida through central Texas in the south, up to the lower reaches of South Dakota and back across to Maine. —Drew Pittock, USA Today, 21 May 2026

Seyðisfjörður, Iceland Stationed on the far reaches of eastern Iceland, Seyðisfjörður is practically hidden along the banks of a dramatic fjord. —Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026

For Schwarber, the fun part isn't watching the ball sail from the barrel of his bat to the farther reaches of the ballpark but what the scoreboard reads at the end of the night. —ABC News, 15 May 2026

Where growth is happening around New York City actually supports the Celina story, as four incorporated places in the New York metro’s outer reaches were among the country’s 200 fastest-growing places by percentage change. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026

Next, Hulse travelled to Jabalia, in the northern reaches of the Gaza Strip, where the situation was even worse. —Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026