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approach

[uh-prohch] / əˈproʊtʃ /
NOUN
way, means of arriving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
access path way
STRONG
accession advance advent avenue coming entrance gate landing nearing passage reaching road
WEAK
drawing near
Antonyms
STRONG
departure exit
WEAK
distancing leaving
NOUN
request, suggestion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appeal proposal proposition
STRONG
advance application offer overture
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial refusal
STRONG
withdrawal
WEAK
departure distancing leaving
NOUN
plan of attack, resolution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attitude concept idea manner means method mode procedure program style technique way
STRONG
course crack fling go lick offer shot stab whack wrinkle
WEAK
modus operandi new wrinkle
Antonyms
WEAK
departure distancing leaving
VERB
come nearer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come contact match meet near reach surround threaten
STRONG
advance approximate bear border buzz converge equal impend progress resemble
WEAK
be comparable to be like belly up to catch up close in come at come close compare with correspond to creep up draw near gain on go toward loom up move in on move toward take after verge upon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid depart go leave miss
STRONG
decrease retreat retrogress stop
WEAK
distance go away
VERB
make request, suggestion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address advise feel greet
STRONG
accost beseech confer consult entreat implore plead propose supplicate thumb tumble
WEAK
appeal to apply to feel one out give a play give a tumble make advance make overture make up to sound out speak to take aside talk to
Antonyms
STRONG
answer
WEAK
depart distance go away leave
VERB
begin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
start
STRONG
commence embark undertake
WEAK
set about
Antonyms
WEAK
depart distance go away leave

Example Sentences

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The team demonstrated the versatility of this approach by successfully producing MXenes from eight different MAX phases.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Anticipating that agentic-AI capabilities would require a different approach than traditional SaaS products, ServiceNow launched its FDE initiative in May 2025.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Sticky inflation could push the Fed to take a more hawkish approach, and higher interest rates aren’t good for tech stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Competing fund managers and bank traders say Lemssouguer’s approach is overly aggressive, causing his performance to swing wildly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Only when he’d finished did he rub off his hands in the dust and rise to his feet, waiting in silence for them to approach.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.