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Definitions

approach

[uh-prohch] / əˈproʊtʃ /

NOUN

way, means of arriving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

access path way

STRONG

accession advance advent avenue coming entrance gate landing nearing passage reaching road

WEAK

drawing near

Antonyms

STRONG

departure exit

WEAK

distancing leaving

NOUN

request, suggestion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal proposal proposition

STRONG

advance application offer overture

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial refusal

STRONG

withdrawal

WEAK

departure distancing leaving

NOUN

plan of attack, resolution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attitude concept idea manner means method mode procedure program style technique way

STRONG

course crack fling go lick offer shot stab whack wrinkle

WEAK

modus operandi new wrinkle

Antonyms

WEAK

departure distancing leaving

VERB

come nearer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come contact match meet near reach surround threaten

STRONG

advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble

WEAK

be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at come close compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

VERB

make request, suggestion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address advise feel greet

STRONG

accost beseech confer consult entreat implore plead propose supplicate thumb tumble

WEAK

appeal to apply to feel one out give a play give a tumble make advance make overture make up to sound out speak to take aside talk to

Antonyms

STRONG

answer

WEAK

depart distance go away leave

VERB

begin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

start

STRONG

commence embark undertake

WEAK

set about

Antonyms

WEAK

depart distance go away leave

Example Sentences

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The yen recently approached 160 against the dollar due to fears that Japan’s fiscal conditions may worsen if a ruling coalition win in an upcoming election clears the way for more expansive policy measures.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Pew Research Center survey released Thursday showed support for some approaches used by Minnesotans.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has his sights set on a handful of companies that he declined to identify and plans to approach potential targets soon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anderson approached the intake area of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday and is accused of telling officers that he was an FBI agent, the criminal complaint states.

From BBC

And since the BBC's approach, the firm appears to have shut down its website.

From BBC

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