Synonyms of reaches

reaches 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reach

1

as in hands

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another

would you reach me the potatoes, please?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hands
• passes
• gives
• transfers
• carries
• hands over
• bucks
• delivers
• fingers
• renders
• relinquishes
• relays
• handles
• yields
• surrenders
• turns over
• releases
• cedes
• bears
• paws
• gives up

2

as in contacts

to transmit information or requests to

you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contacts
• gets
• informs
• tells
• addresses
• communicates (with)
• calls
• gets hold of
• notifies
• gets in touch with
• advises
• instructs
• touches base (with)
• enlightens
• gets through (to)
• familiarizes
• acquaints
• clues
• buzzes
• phones
• fills in
• apprises
• briefs
• telephones
• rings (up)
• keeps up (with)
• wises (up)

3

as in affects

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 & Similar Words

• affects
• impresses
• influences
• impacts
• touches
• strikes
• sways
• inspires
• moves
• involves
• tells (on)
• gets to
• interests
• bothers
• penetrates
• attracts
• disturbs
• dazzles
• fascinates
• stirs
• engages
• transports
• carries away
• pierces
• tries
• afflicts
• concerns
• plagues
• entrances
• worries
• troubles
• enraptures
• perturbs
• captivates
• enthralls
• harasses
• ravishes
• biases
• enchants
• smites
• upsets
• colors
• stresses
• distresses
• wrings
• agitates
• pesters
• disquiets
• bewitches
• flusters
• charms
• harries
• discomposes
• allures
• discomforts
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• wearies
• palls
• tires
• jades
• underwhelms

reaches

2 of 2

noun

plural of reach

as in rank

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement

there are still only a few women in the upper reaches of the profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rank
• level
• echelon
• ranking
• status
• standing
• degree
• situation
• station
• position
• rung
• place
• stratum
• footing
• walk
• function
• condition
• capacity
• order
• estate
• rating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reaches

Verb

Saturn reaches from there to sextile Pluto in your valuable 2nd house, which may narrow your focus toward material resources. —Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026

If the partnership reaches certain benchmarks, Uber will purchase 40,000 more Rivian vehicles in 2030. —Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

And there’s no assistance once the bike reaches 20 mph. —Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Mar. 2026

Once a storage tank reaches its top capacity, leaving only the necessary headspace for vapor and thermal expansion, the fluid flow must come to a complete halt. —Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026

The ultra-slim wand reaches from corner to corner to coat every lash. —Lily Wohlner, Allure, 28 Mar. 2026

Benson reaches a social audience of more than 23 million followers and continues to be represented by Independent Artist Group and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026

Modern water treatment solutions can significantly reduce nutrient loads, pathogens and harmful contaminants before wastewater ever reaches the ocean. —Steve Adelstein, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026

To counter Orbán’s post-reality campaign, Tisza has focused on building a grassroots campaign that reaches actual people in the three-dimensional world. —Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026

Noun

Whether — or how often — Thompson and Jones hear a similar refrain when leaving their wine-country homes to campaign in the new, conservative reaches of their district remains to be seen. —Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Carlos Osorio, a photojournalist with Reuters, recently traveled to Canada’s northern reaches to document military exercises, daily life, robotic testing, wildlife, and more. —Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

Robyn became a single mother in her early forties, and I was moved by the way our conversations situated motherhood as an extension of a lifelong artistic and personal project—the project of seeking intensity and communion and transcendence, exploring the outer reaches of love. —Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026

Wu said the World of Wonder partnership opened an uncommon opportunity to document how a Thai artist navigates the upper reaches of global entertainment. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026

On the desert floor, elevations are as low as 3,600 feet, but the highest reaches of the park are above 8,000 feet. —Owen Clarke, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026

Davoyan's research looks at how to create new propulsion systems to send spacecrafts more quickly to the far reaches of the solar system to gather and send back information to Earth. —ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026

When including California’s numerous local public pension systems, the total pension debt Californians are responsible for reaches nearly $270 billion. —Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026

Richard Branson’s company is the only one left helping wealthy tourists explore the outer reaches of our atmosphere via suborbital flight—with its only competitor bowing out recently, with Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin announcing in January it would be stopped its space tourism endeavors. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2026