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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'approach'

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1. (noun) approach, attack, plan of attack
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
Synonyms: attempt, flak, onrush, coming, feeler, tone-beginning, approaching, blast, approach shot, onset, glide path, onslaught, glide slope, approach, approach path, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack, flack, fire

2. (noun) approach, approaching, coming
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Synonyms: climax, coming, feeler, approaching, advent, approach shot, glide path, glide slope, approach, approach path, orgasm, sexual climax, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack

3. (noun) access, approach
a way of entering or leaving
Synonyms: coming, feeler, approaching, approach shot, advance, access code, glide path, glide slope, approach, approach path, accession, entree, attack, overture, access, admission, memory access, plan of attack, admittance

4. (noun) approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
Synonyms: approach, attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, approaching, overture, approach path, approach shot

5. (noun) approach, approaching
the event of one object coming closer to another
Synonyms: approach, attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, approaching, overture, approach path, approach shot

6. (noun) overture, advance, approach, feeler
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Synonyms: rise, forward motion, cash advance, prelude, feeler, glide path, approaching, barbel, progression, advancement, approach shot, glide slope, coming, preliminary, improvement, approach, approach path, antenna, advance, attack, procession, betterment, overture, access, onward motion, progress, plan of attack

7. (noun) approach, approaching, coming
the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Synonyms: climax, coming, feeler, approaching, advent, approach shot, glide path, glide slope, approach, approach path, orgasm, sexual climax, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack

8. (noun) approach
a close approximation
Synonyms: attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, approaching, overture, approach path, approach shot

9. (verb) approach, approach shot
a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
Synonyms: approach, attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, approaching, overture, approach path, approach shot

10. (verb) approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
move towards
Synonyms: rise, set about, cuddle, climb up, come along, draw close, get along, uprise, border on, progress, come on, go up, advance, surface, lift, snuggle, arise, burn down, come up, burn up, draw near, ascend, go on, climb, get on, approach, move up, nest, shape up, show up, turn up, go about, nuzzle, come near, mount, nestle, come out, near

11. (verb) border on, approach
come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
Synonyms: border on, approach, come near, go about, set about, draw near, come on, near, go up, draw close

12. (verb) set about, go about, approach
begin to deal with
Synonyms: attempt, get down, come on, start out, commence, undertake, border on, go up, approach, go about, draw near, come near, get, set about, begin, set out, near, start, draw close

13. (verb) approach, come near
come near in time
Synonyms: border on, approach, come near, go about, set about, draw near, come on, near, go up, draw close

14. (verb) approach
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
Synonyms: border on, come near, go about, set about, draw near, come on, near, go up, draw close

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'approach'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. approach
To accost is to speak first, to friend or stranger, generally with a view to opening conversation; greet is not so distinctly limited, since one may return another's greeting; greet and hail
Synonyms: address, cost, approach, hail, speak to, apostrophize, court, salute, woo, appeal, greet
Antonyms: avoid, elude, overlook, pass by, cut, ignore, pass, shun

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