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Definitions

within reach

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

Example Sentences

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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

“We believe that’s not only possible, but within reach as long as executives are committed to good-faith bargaining and supporting the baristas who are key to Starbucks’ success.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

And now, a history-making win could be within reach.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Mediated talks between the US and Iran were due to continue next week, with mediator Oman claiming on Friday a breakthrough was within reach with Iran offering no stockpiling of nuclear material.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

She followed the wall, seeking another option, and found a stone cornice bearing a statue of Kerch’s three flying fishes within reach.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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