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as in approach

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creep up

verb as in approach

Strongest matches

  • come
  • contact
  • match
  • meet
  • near
  • reach
  • surround
  • threaten

Strong matches

  • advance
  • approximate
  • bear
  • border
  • buzz
  • converge
  • equal
  • impend
  • progress
  • resemble

Weak matches

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

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approach

verbas in come nearer

  • advance
  • approximate
  • be comparable to
  • be like
  • bear
  • belly up to
  • border
  • buzz
  • catch up
  • close in
  • come
  • come at
  • come close
  • compare with
  • contact
  • converge
  • correspond to
  • creep up
  • draw near
  • equal
  • gain on
  • go toward
  • impend
  • loom up
  • match
  • meet
  • move in on
  • move toward
  • near
  • progress
  • reach
  • resemble
  • surround
  • take after
  • threaten
  • verge upon
approaches

verbas in come nearer

  • advance
  • approximate
  • be comparable to
  • be like
  • bear
  • belly up to
  • border
  • buzz
  • catch up
  • close in
  • come
  • come at
  • come close
  • compare with
  • contact
  • converge
  • correspond to
  • creep up
  • draw near
  • equal
  • gain on
  • go toward
  • impend
  • loom up
  • match
  • meet
  • move in on
  • move toward
  • near
  • progress
  • reach
  • resemble
  • surround
  • take after
  • threaten
  • verge upon

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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