I tried to reach you on the phone, but I was unable to get through.
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Reach
/ɹiːt͡ʃ/
Synonyms for "reach" (512 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (103)
Noun(14 words)
accomplishachieveacquireaesthetic distanceaffectambitamountamount toamplitudeanswerapproachapproach anchorageareaarmarmletarrivearrive atarrive inarrive uponassail the ear
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attainattain toauditory rangeavailbalancebaybayoube equal tobe heardbe receivedbearbear down onbear down uponbear up forbear up tobeltbightbignessblow inbob upbocabodybreadthbreak evenbribebuckbulkbuybuy offcalibercalibratecapabilitycapacitycaress the earcarrycarry tocarrying distancecatchcheck incirculateclearanceclip offclock inclose withcomecome acrosscome across withcome atcome income tocome to handcome up tocome uponcommunicatecommunicate withcompass
Adjective(2 words)
broad extentcivic influence
Strong matches (153)
Noun(24 words)
compasscompassingconnectingcontact detailscontact technologycovering actioncultural revolution impactdelegated authoritydisseminationdutch komenenormousnessextendextensivenessextentextentsfacebookgerman kommengesturegovernance levelgrasp
confinecontactcorrespondcorruptcovecovercoveragecreekcrestcutdeep spacedegreedeliverdeliver overdepthdepths of spacederivedevelopdiameterdiapason
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dimensiondimensionsdistancedistributedittodivergencedodo itdrawearreachearshotencompassenvironequalestablish connectionestuaryeuripuseveneven offexpanseexpansionextendextend toextensionextentfall uponfarnessfetchfetch upfetch up atfieldfill the billfindfiordfirthfixfjordfootagefork overforwardfrithfulfillgaingain a hearinggamutgaugegetget acrossget atget byget inget in touch withget thereget through toget togirthgive ingive outgive overgogo aboardgo alongsidego aroundgo atgo outgo togradegreasegrease the palmgreatnessgrievegulfguthack ithandhand inhand outhand overharborhearingheighthithit townhit uponholdhold outhorizonimpressinfinityinfluenceinletinterrogateintervaljurisdictionjust dokeep in touch
Adjective(2 words)
dutch landgreat extent
Related words (256)
keep pace withkenknotkylelargenesslay aboardlay forlay inlead toleapleewaylengthlengthinesslevellielie inlight uponlight yearlight-yearslinear measures
Show 186 more words
lochlong timelongitudelongnessmagnitudemaintain connectionmakemake advancesmake an impressionmake atmake contact withmake formake itmake oneself heardmake overturesmake the grademake up tomarginmarkmassmatchmatch up withmeasuremeasure up tomeasurementmeetmeet requirementsmeltmelt the heartmileagemouthmovenarrownarrow seasnarrowsnatural harbornotchnuanceorbitoutreachoutstretchoverall lengthovertakepanoramaparallelparsecspaspasspass musterpass outpass overpay offpegpenetrateperiodperpetuityperspectivepiecepitchpitch uponplaneplateaupointpop upproportionproportionspullpull inpunch inpurchasepurviewput away forput input into portqualifyquestionradiusraiserangeratioreach outreach the earreach torealizerealmregainregisterregister withrelaterelate toremotenessremoverenderreplyreply toresignrespond toring inrivalroadroadsroadsteadroll inroundrunrun abreastrun forrun torungsaddensail forsatisfyscalescopescoreseparationserveserve the purposeshadeshadowshootshowshow upsign insizesoftensoundspacespanspectrumspherespreadstack upstack up withstairstandstand forstand upstandardsteer towardstepstick outstintstirstraddlestraitstraitsstretchstretch away tostretch outstretch tostridestrikestrike uponstringstumble onstumble uponsubornsucceedsufficesurrendersurroundswaysweeptaketake care oftake intake ittamper withterritorythrust outtickle the palmtietime intouchtransfertreadturn overturn upvolumewaywayswidthwinworkyardage
Verb(13 words)
Noun(36 words)
landingmake contactmaxmaximum extentmedia exposuremost surface contactorbitoutreachoutreachesoutreachingoutstretchoutstretchesoutstretchingpeakpeakspenetrationpinnaclesradiirange exampleranging
Preposition(1 words)
to the extent
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: range, scope, stretch, access expansion, accessed.
- Sentence evidence is available for reach, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "reach".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "reach"
Keep "reach" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "reach" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "reach", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "reach" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
36 entriesaccomplishachieveactarriveattainbebring home the baconcapabilitycapablenesscomecome throughcommunicatedeliver the goodsdistance
Showing 16 of 36 words.
More specific
15 entriesCollocations
12 entriesarm reachgeographic reachin reachmarket reachreach a conclusionreach a consensusreach a goalreach a targetreach maturityreach of influencereach the limitwithin reach
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
79 translations across 46 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀφικνέομαι verb (to arrive at by effort)
- ἱκάνω verb (to arrive at by effort)
Arabic
1 entries- بَلَغَ verb (to arrive at by effort)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- gəlib-çatmaq verb (to arrive at by effort)
- yetmək verb (to arrive at by effort)
- çatmaq verb (to arrive at by effort)
Belarusian
4 entries- дае́хаць verb (to arrive at by effort)
- дайсці́ verb (to arrive at by effort)
- дахо́дзіць verb (to arrive at by effort)
- даязджа́ць verb (to arrive at by effort)
Belizean Creole
1 entries- reech verb (to arrive at by effort)
Bulgarian
2 entries- дости́гам verb (to arrive at by effort)
- дости́гна verb (to arrive at by effort)
Buryat
1 entries- хүрэхэ verb (to arrive at by effort)
Cebuano
1 entries- abot verb (to arrive at by effort)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 到達 /到达 verb (to arrive at by effort)
- 抵達 /抵达 verb (to arrive at by effort)
Czech
2 entries- dojet verb (to arrive at by effort)
- dorazit verb (to arrive at by effort)
Danish
2 entries- nå verb (to arrive at by effort)
- nå frem til verb (to arrive at by effort)
Dutch
1 entries- bereiken verb (to arrive at by effort)
Esperanto
1 entries- atingi verb (to arrive at by effort)
Finnish
1 entries- saavuttaa verb (to arrive at by effort)
French
2 entries- arriver à verb (to arrive at by effort)
- atteindre verb (to arrive at by effort)
German
1 entries- erreichen verb (to arrive at by effort)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 verb (to arrive at by effort)
Greek
1 entries- φτάνω verb (to arrive at by effort)
Hindi
1 entries- पहुँचना verb (to arrive at by effort)
Hungarian
2 entries- elér verb (to arrive at by effort)
- odaér verb (to arrive at by effort)
Ingrian
2 entries- päässä verb (to arrive at by effort)
- tavata verb (to arrive at by effort)
Interlingua
1 entries- arrivar a verb (to arrive at by effort)
Irish
2 entries- ionsaigh verb (to arrive at by effort)
- sroich verb (to arrive at by effort)
Italian
3 entries- avvicinare verb (to arrive at by effort)
- contattare verb (to arrive at by effort)
- raggiungere verb (to arrive at by effort)
Japanese
3 entries- 到着する verb (to arrive at by effort)
- 到達する verb (to arrive at by effort)
- 達する verb (to arrive at by effort)
Kalmyk
1 entries- күрх verb (to arrive at by effort)
Korean
3 entries- 달하다 verb (to arrive at by effort)
- 도달하다 verb (to arrive at by effort)
- 도착하다 verb (to arrive at by effort)
Latin
1 entries- pervenio verb (to arrive at by effort)
Malayalam
1 entries- എത്തുക verb (to arrive at by effort)
Mongolian
1 entries- хүрэх verb (to arrive at by effort)
Māori
1 entries- tapotu verb (to arrive at by effort)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- uhondra verb (to arrive at by effort)
Norwegian
1 entries- rekke verb (to arrive at by effort)
Polish
2 entries- docierać verb (to arrive at by effort)
- dotrzeć verb (to arrive at by effort)
Portuguese
3 entries- alcançar verb (to arrive at by effort)
- atingir verb (to arrive at by effort)
- chegar verb (to arrive at by effort)
Romanian
1 entries- ajunge verb (to arrive at by effort)
Russian
4 entries- дойти́ verb (to arrive at by effort)
- доходи́ть verb (to arrive at by effort)
- прибы́ть verb (to arrive at by effort)
- прибыва́ть verb (to arrive at by effort)
Southern Altai
1 entries- једер verb (to arrive at by effort)
Spanish
3 entries- alcanzar verb (to arrive at by effort)
- conseguir verb (to arrive at by effort)
- llegar verb (to arrive at by effort)
Swedish
2 entries- nå verb (to arrive at by effort)
- nå fram till verb (to arrive at by effort)
Tocharian B
1 entries- yäm- verb (to arrive at by effort)
Turkish
2 entries- erişmek verb (to arrive at by effort)
- ulaşmak verb (to arrive at by effort)
Tuvan
1 entries- чедер verb (to arrive at by effort)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎎𐎙𐎊 verb (to arrive at by effort)
Ukrainian
4 entries- дохо́дити verb (to arrive at by effort)
- дої́хати verb (to arrive at by effort)
- доїжджа́ти verb (to arrive at by effort)
- дійти́ verb (to arrive at by effort)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- dóńć verb (to arrive at by effort)
Sample sentences
66 total sentences available.
Go straight ahead until you reach the church.
Source: tatoeba (19095)
Put the ashtray within eyes reach.
Source: tatoeba (22145)
What time does this train reach Yokohama?
Source: tatoeba (24563)
Showing 4 of 66 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "reach"?
Closest matches include range, scope, stretch, access expansion, accessed.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "reach"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.