Synonyms of reaching

reaching

verb

present participle of reach

1

as in handing

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

would you reach me the potatoes, please?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handing
• passing
• transferring
• giving
• carrying
• bucking
• handing over
• relaying
• delivering
• handling
• yielding
• rendering
• releasing
• surrendering
• relinquishing
• bearing
• pawing
• fingering
• turning over
• giving up
• ceding

2

as in contacting

to transmit information or requests to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contacting
• getting
• informing
• addressing
• telling
• communicating (with)
• calling
• getting hold of
• getting in touch with
• touching base (with)
• notifying
• advising
• instructing
• getting through (to)
• acquainting
• phoning
• familiarizing
• apprising
• telephoning
• enlightening
• briefing
• filling in
• buzzing
• keeping up (with)
• clueing
• ringing (up)
• wising (up)

3

as in influencing

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

• influencing
• affecting
• impacting
• impressing
• touching
• striking
• swaying
• moving
• interesting
• involving
• bothering
• inspiring
• telling (on)
• attracting
• getting to
• concerning
• penetrating
• transporting
• fascinating
• trying
• carrying away
• disturbing
• plaguing
• stirring
• biasing
• dazzling
• worrying
• afflicting
• engaging
• ravishing
• stressing
• troubling
• harassing
• distressing
• enchanting
• entrancing
• upsetting
• piercing
• pestering
• smiting
• coloring
• perturbing
• wringing
• agitating
• captivating
• enrapturing
• disquieting
• enthralling
• charming
• straining
• flustering
• discomforting
• bewitching
• harrying
• discomposing
• alluring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tiring
• boring
• wearying
• palling
• jading
• underwhelming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reaching

While the cause of Sunday’s crash is still under investigation, Miami International Airport lacks a key safety feature that might have prevented the aircraft from overrunning the airport property and reaching a roadway, aviation experts said. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Open models are becoming fascinating; their performance is absolutely reaching frontier levels. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Nearly four decades after Williams first arrived at FAMU, that connection is reaching another generation, including people who never attended the university themselves. — Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

Some even tilted their batting helmets to celebrate reaching base. — Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

The World Bank says the disaster killed tens of thousands of people, with estimates reaching 171,000 deaths when subsequent impacts are included. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Maximum temperatures are expected in the upper 80s and lower 90s with peak heat indices reaching 100-107 degrees ahead of daily storms, but below heat advisory criteria. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Stronger winds are possible along the eastern Texas coast, with gusts potentially reaching tropical-storm strength near the coast and in Chambers County. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

But even after reaching 1,000 episodes, Big Brother isn’t exactly taking it easy. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026