Synonyms for reach

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noun

compass, range, scope, grasp, ken, influence, extent, limit, stretch, extension, orbit, horizon, gamut; see also ability 1, expanse, extent. See syn. study at range.

verb

To extend to
touch, span, encompass, pass along, continue to, get to, go to, roll on, go on, stretch, go as far as, attain, equal, approach, lead, stand, terminate, end, overtake, join, come up to, penetrate to, spread, sweep; see also spread 3.
To extend a part of the body to
stretch, lunge, strain, move, reach out, feel for, come at, make contact with, shake hands, throw out a limb, make for, put out, touch, strike, seize, grasp; see also stretch 1.
To arrive
get to, get as far as, come to, enter; see arrive 1.
To give an object to another
hand over, relinquish, give over, give away, carry to, turn over, transfer; see also give 1.
To communicate with
contact, get in touch with, get through to, make an impression on; see communicate 2, influence.

See reach in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

verb

To extend, especially an appendage:
outstretch, stretch (out). See reach
To succeed in doing:
accomplish, achieve, attain, gain, realize. (Slang) score. See do
To succeed in communicating with:
contact, get. Idioms: catch up with , get hold of, get in touch with, get through to, get to. See reach
To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance:
carry, extend, go, lead, run, stretch. See reach
To come to a particular place:
arrive, check in, get in, pull in, show up, turn up. (Slang) blow in. Idiom: make (or put in) an appearance. See start
To come to in number or quantity:
aggregate, amount, number, run into, total. Idiom: add up to. See increase

noun

The measure of how far or long something goes in space, time, or degree:
extent, length, span, stretch. See big
The ability or power to seize or attain:
capacity, compass, grasp, range, scope. See ability
The extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or vision:
horizon, ken, purview, range, scope. See ability, knowledge, see
An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power:
ambit, compass, extension, extent, orbit, purview, range, realm, scope, sphere, sweep, swing. See territory
A wide and open area, as of land, sky, or water:
distance, expanse, expansion, extent, space, spread, stretch, sweep. See place

See reach in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms

reach achieve attain gain ¹compass

These verbs mean to succeed in arriving at a goal or objective. Reach is the least specific: reached home before dark; reach an understanding.
Achieve suggests the application of skill or initiative: achieved national recognition.
Attain implies the impelling force of ambition, principle, or ideals: trying to attain self-confidence.
Gain connotes considerable effort in surmounting obstacles: gained the workers' trust.
Compass implies succeeding by circumventing impediments: will compass the task.

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