reach

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of REACH

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another <would you reach me the potatoes, please?>

Synonyms buck, hand, hand over, reach, transfer

Related Words relay; bear, carry; finger, handle, paw; cede, deliver, give, give up, release, relinquish, render, surrender, turn over, yield

to transmit information or requests to <you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days>

Synonyms address, communicate (with), get, reach

Related Words get through (to); acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, clue, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, inform, instruct, notify, tell, wise (up); buzz, call, phone, ring (up) [chiefly British], telephone; keep up (with)

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response <the movie adaptation just didn't reach me the way the novel did>

Synonyms impact, impress, influence, move, reach, strike, sway, tell (on), touch

Near Antonyms bore, jade, pall, tire, weary; underwhelm

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