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

In travel, great service starts before the guest reaches the desk. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

What begins as a trivial disagreement reaches new proportions regarding how far a lack of dialogue can drive people. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Leakage current reaches 275 microamps at 230 VAC, according to Advanced Energy. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Founded by former Meridian Mayor Tammy de Weerd in 2004, the Meridian Anti-Drug Coalition is a city entity dedicated to stopping substance abuse through prevention and reaches more than 20,000 community members through more than 70 events each year. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026

Singapore’s Tech Up Advance focuses further upstream, broadening access to STEM education for children with special education needs; its model already reaches 500 schools across six markets. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Whether an electric, rear-wheel-drive Gordini ever reaches showrooms remains an open question. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

This minimizes how much light reaches the living sample and yet can capture the rapid cilia movement at high resolution. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026

Stanford reaches the Spartans’ 26-yard line, but Elway gets sacked on four consecutive plays to end the game. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Noun

The organic matter was synthesized early, likely out in the frigid outer reaches of the Solar System. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

While low flows continue to persist in sections of the Colorado River, cold tributaries, deeper-water refuges in narrow canyon reaches, and larger pools provide cool refuges for fish. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

One design quibble — at its uppermost reaches, the limestone is just a bit too close to the narrow edge of the steel canopy. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Herzog’s adventurous spirit has led him to explore the furthest reaches of the globe, but also inward to map the strangest recesses of the heart. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Hargitay and her fellow detectives frantically throw around clues Swiftie-style during the first half of the sketch, making absolute reaches to connect unrelated bits of information. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

By contrast, modern proponents of the existence of a ninth planet focus their searches further out, looking instead to orbital peculiarities in smaller objects that occupy the distant reaches of the solar system. — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

In the upper reaches of the wealth distribution, the advantages of entrepreneurship appear stark. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

When snow piles deep in the upper reaches, animals have no choice but to migrate down, since their food sources are covered with snow. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026