Antonyms for approachingap·proach·ing

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1. approach, approachingnoun

   the event of one object coming closer to another

   Antonyms:
   present(a), past

   Synonyms:
   approach, attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, overture, approach path, approach shot

2. approach, approaching, comingnoun

   the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

   "the approach of winter"

   Antonyms:
   present(a), past

   Synonyms:
   climax, coming, feeler, advent, approach shot, glide path, glide slope, approach, approach path, orgasm, sexual climax, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack

3. approach, approaching, comingadjective

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

   "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

   Antonyms:
   past, present(a)

   Synonyms:
   climax, coming, feeler, advent, approach shot, glide path, glide slope, approach, approach path, orgasm, sexual climax, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack

4. approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcomingadjective

   of the relatively near future

   "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"

   Antonyms:
   present(a), past

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1. disinclined

   Submitted by anonymous on October 26, 2020  

How to use approaching in a sentence?

1. John Fraser:

   There’s been little in the way of traditional LBO (leveraged buyout) activity, and what little there has been in the way of new money new issuance has been corporate to corporate activity, m&A activity is approaching record levels, exceeding the 2007 pace, so there are lots of deals happening but unfortunately they are at price points where most of the private equity sponsor community really can’t compete.

2. Larry Johnson:

   But it is possible to do something approaching what it is you want to do.

3. Mike Porras:

   No one wants to put a bear down, but when a bear is not afraid of humans or is approaching humans, that is a cause for concern.

4. Scott Irwin:

   The size of the pool is a lot bigger, we could go from Brazilian imports approaching 250-400 million gallons, depending on which is less costly for fuel blenders.

5. Abdel Mahdi:

   I think we are approaching to 3.2 million bpd within 2-3 months.

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