approaches

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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Small trench networks are visible at intersections on approaches to the city, indicating the area is militarized, but these have also been in place for many months.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Still, the effectiveness of these combinations varies, and more research is needed to determine the best approaches.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

With different approaches, all three companies agree that the human‑intensive model is no longer sustainable.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

It’s an optical illusion really, for the TTD options are not getting more expensive in terms of price as the earnings date approaches, but are remaining the same.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

In response it caws again and spreads its large wings, taking flight and swooping toward the stage, gaining speed as it approaches.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern