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plural of approach.
present tense form of approach (3rd person singular).

approaches

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All (6) Noun (3) Verb (3)

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way, means of arriving n.
request, suggestion n.
plan of attack, resolution n.
come nearer v.
make request, suggestion v.
begin v.

NOUN

way, means of arriving

Synonyms

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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

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appeal proposal proposition

STRONG

advance application offer overture

Antonyms

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denial refusal

STRONG

withdrawal

WEAK

departure distancing leaving

NOUN

plan of attack, resolution

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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

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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

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avoid depart go leave miss

STRONG

decrease retreat retrogress stop

WEAK

distance go away

VERB

make request, suggestion

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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

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approaches

The change in elevation from the waterfront at sea level to Genoa’s mountainous hinterland approaches 6,000 feet, and variations between adjoining neighborhoods can be as much as several hundred feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

But as September approaches, they’re eyeing the calendar.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

As it approaches its peak by the end of 2026, its influence around the world will grow with effects spreading across the globe.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The hormone appears to protect the liver from inflammation through a previously unknown signaling pathway, a finding that could point toward new approaches for treating advanced fatty liver disease.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

If you watch a train coming at you, you will see that its headlight gets brighter and brighter as it approaches.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife