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reach

[reech] / ritʃ /
NOUN
extent, range; stretch
Synonyms
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ability capacity distance grasp horizon influence power scope
STRONG
ambit command compass extension gamut jurisdiction ken latitude magnitude mastery orbit play purview radius spread sweep swing
Antonyms
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ignorance impotence inability incapacity incompetence weakness
WEAK
limitation
VERB
arrive at
Synonyms
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arrive attain come come to enter hit make show sign in
STRONG
land overtake
WEAK
catch up to check in clock in gain on get as far as get in get to hit town make it make the scene ring in roll in show up turn up wind up at
Antonyms
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abandon deny depart fail go leave lose refuse stop veto
WEAK
miss
VERB
stretch to; touch
Synonyms
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approach attain contact end go join lead make pass stand strike
STRONG
buck encompass equal grasp hand lunge overtake seize shoot span spread strain
WEAK
carry to come at come up to continue to extend to feel for get a hold of get hold of get to go as far as go on go to hold out make contact with pass along put out roll on shake hands
Antonyms
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deny fail fall behind leave lose miss refuse stop surrender veto
STRONG
compress concentrate let go release
WEAK
depart
VERB
attain; rise
Synonyms
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achieve amount to arrive at come to drop fall gain move realize score win
STRONG
accomplish sink
WEAK
climb to rack up
Antonyms
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ascend fail forfeit lose miss rise
WEAK
depart go leave
VERB
communicate with
Synonyms
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affect approach contact get maintain move
STRONG
influence sway touch
WEAK
get in touch get through get to keep in contact keep in touch
Antonyms
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depart discourage dissuade leave
WEAK
fail go lose miss

Example Sentences

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A slight figure in neat shirts and jackets, Magyar seemed too slick and urbane to reach the hearts of the rural electorate, but has proven himself a strong challenger.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The deeper problem, Kantrowitz argued, is one of reach.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It took a month for copies of the Declaration to arrive in South Carolina and even longer to reach Georgia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Feeling like this milestone was within reach, only to have it slip away because of the pressure you’re being put under to choose another property, is devastating.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

It was somebody who knew what I did, who knew where I was, who knew how to reach me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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