approach

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of APPROACH

to come near or nearer <the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!>

Synonyms belly up, close, close in, come up, draw on, near, nigh

Related Words arrive, attain, come, gain, hit, land, make, reach, show up, turn up, waltz up; creep up, sneak up; adjoin, border, touch, verge

Near Antonyms clear out, depart, exit, go, leave, light out, pull out, quit, remove, run away, shove (off), take off, walk out

Antonyms back (up or away), recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

to move closer to <approach the bull with caution>

Synonyms advance, approach, near, nigh

Related Words drop in, enter, pop (in)

Near Antonyms depart, exit, leave

Antonyms go, recede (from), retreat, withdraw

to come near or nearer to in character or quality <his store-bought dessert doesn't even approach your homemade version of it>

Synonyms approach, compare (with), measure up (to), stack up (against or with)

Related Words add up (to), amount (to), come (to); duplicate, equal, match; mirror, parallel, reflect; border (on), touch (on), verge (on)

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