Synonyms for approaching
ap·proach·ing

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1. approach, approachingnoun

   the event of one object coming closer to another

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

   Antonyms:
   present(a), past

2. approach, approaching, comingnoun

   the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

   "the approach of winter"

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

   Antonyms:
   present(a), past

3. approach, approaching, comingadjective

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

   "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

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

   Antonyms:
   past, present(a)

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

Matched Categories

1. • Movement
   • Timing

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1. List of paraphrases for "approaching":

   nearing, approach, nears

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1. Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, July 15, 1944:

   It's utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering and death. I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.

2. Tomomichi Akuta:

   There are worries that Iran's oil exports could fall by about 1 million barrels per day (bpd) from current levels, the oil supply/demand balance is roughly in balance now, but it could turn to a complete supply shortage (in case of new supply curbs). Oil prices could rise at least $10 (a barrel), with Brent approaching near $90.

3. Joe Rixey:

   It’s not broken but it’s certainly burdened, with $47 billion (in arms sales approvals) in FY15, and we're approaching $40 billion this year, we’ve got to make sure that we get better.

4. Miya Ponsetto:

   I was approaching the people exiting the hotel.

5. Steve Warren:

   The fight for Fallujah is ongoing. Right now the Iraqi Security Forces are approaching Fallujah from three directions, essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi.