reach | Definition of reach

reach

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of reach

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

would you reach me the potatoes, please?

Synonyms of reach

buck, hand, hand over, pass, transfer

Words Related to reach

finger, handle, paw

cede, deliver, give, give up, release, relinquish, render, surrender, turn over, yield

2 to transmit information or requests to

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

Synonyms of reach

address, communicate (with), contact, get

Words Related to reach

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

Phrases Synonymous with reach

get hold of, get in touch with (or keep), touch base (with)

3 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 of reach

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

Words Related to reach

carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), ravish, transport

engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce

afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring

allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate

Phrases Synonymous with reach

Near Antonyms of reach

bore, jade, pall, tire, weary