Definitions

within reach

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convenient adj.
handy adj.
on call adj.
open adj.
open door adj.
possible adj.
present adj.
here adv.

ADJECTIVE

convenient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible available handy immediate

WEAK

adjacent adjoining all around at elbows at fingertips at hand central close close-at-hand close-by contiguous easy to reach in neighborhood next next door nigh on deck on tap under one's nose

Antonyms

WEAK

awkward distant far out-of-the-way unavailable

ADJECTIVE

handy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible available close-by convenient

STRONG

close ready

WEAK

adjacent at hand close-at-hand near near-at-hand on hand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unavailable unhandy

WEAK

faraway inconvenient

ADJECTIVE

on call

Synonyms

WEAK

accessible at hand at one's beck and call at one's disposal at one's fingertip available handy night call on alert on deck on-the-spot prepared standing by

ADJECTIVE

open

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriate available free public suitable vacant

STRONG

employable fit general operative permitted welcoming

WEAK

admissible agreeable allowable approachable attainable getable nondiscriminatory not posted obtainable on deck on tap open door practicable proper reachable securable to be had unconditional unoccupied unqualified unrestricted usable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

improper occupied unfitting unsuitable

WEAK

ambiguous blocked certain closed deceitful deceptive decided definite dishonest fastened inaccessible locked lying obstructed shifty shut subjective sure unavailable unclear vague

ADJECTIVE

open door

Synonyms

WEAK

admissible agreeable allowable approachable appropriate attainable available employable fit free general getable nondiscriminatory not posted obtainable on deck on tap operative permitted practicable proper public reachable securable suitable to be had unconditional unoccupied unqualified unrestricted usable vacant welcoming

ADJECTIVE

possible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achievable available conceivable desirable feasible imaginable potential probable viable

STRONG

breeze cinch dependent expedient hopeful hypothetical pushover setup snap welcome

WEAK

accessible adventitious advisable can-do credible doable dormant duck soup easy as pie fortuitous indeterminate latent no sweat obtainable piece of cake practicable promising realizable simple as ABC thinkable uncertain workable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impossible improbable inconceivable unimaginable unlikely unpractical unreasonable unthinkable

WEAK

unattainable ungettable unrealizable

ADJECTIVE

present

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant near ready there

WEAK

accounted for at hand available existent in attendance in view made the scene on board on deck on hand on-the-spot show up there with bells on

Antonyms

WEAK

absent away distant far

ADVERB

here

Synonyms

STRONG

attendant attending hither present

WEAK

available hereabouts hitherto in this direction on board on deck on hand on the spot

Antonyms

WEAK

there

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within reach

The industry’s indexes are also within reach of all-time highs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

It’s the second-fastest movie to reach that milestone, according to Rentrak’s Paul Dergarabedian, who sees a $10 billion year at the box office within reach.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

When SpaceX went public this June at a $1.77 trillion valuation, Rupireddy’s dream of a windfall seemed within reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

This means mortgages will be within reach for more people but it is a shift that comes with some risk so here's what you need to know.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

I pick up the black marker that I always leave within reach, uncap it, hold it up.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

within reach

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