Synonyms and Antonyms of approach

synonym (synonym of approach)

  • (noun.act)
    attack, plan of attack
    ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    approaching, coming
    the act of drawing spatially closer to something (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    access
    a way of entering or leaving (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.location)
    approach path, glide path, glide slope
    the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.event)
    approaching
    the event of one object coming closer to another (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    advance, feeler, overture
    a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.act)
    approach shot
    a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near
    move towards (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    border on
    come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.social)
    go about, set about
    begin to deal with (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    come near
    come near in time (verb.motion)
     

hypernym (approach IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a close approximation (noun.attribute)
    similarity
    the quality of being similar (noun.attribute)
     
  • a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green (noun.act)
    golf shot, golf stroke, swing
    the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it (noun.act)
     
  • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others (noun.communication)
    proffer, proposition, suggestion
    a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection (noun.communication)
     
  • a way of entering or leaving (noun.artifact)
    way
    any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another (noun.artifact)
     
  • begin to deal with (verb.social)
    act, move
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)
     
  • come near in time (verb.motion)
    come, come up
    move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody (verb.motion)
     
  • come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character (verb.stative)
    approximate, come close
    be close or similar (verb.stative)
     
  • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation (noun.act)
    conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation
    inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally (noun.act)
     
  • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion (verb.communication)
    accost, address, come up to
    speak to someone (verb.communication)
     
  • the act of drawing spatially closer to something (noun.act)
    motion, move, movement
    the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act)
     
  • the event of one object coming closer to another (noun.event)
    motion, movement
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something (noun.event)
     
  • the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing (noun.location)
    air lane, airway, flight path, skyway
    a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another (noun.location)
     
  • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time (noun.attribute)
    timing
    the time when something happens (noun.attribute)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF approach relation)

  • a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green (noun.act)
    chip, chip shot
    (golf) a low running approach shot (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    pitch, pitch shot
    a high approach shot in golf (noun.act)
     
  • a way of entering or leaving (noun.artifact)
    entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway
    something that provides access (to get in or get out) (noun.artifact)
     
  • begin to deal with (verb.social)
    confront, face, face up
    deal with (something unpleasant) head on (verb.communication)
     
  • come near in time (verb.motion)
    get on
    grow late or (of time) elapse (verb.motion)
     
  • come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character (verb.stative)
    converge
    approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit (verb.stative)
     
  • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation (noun.act)
    avenue
    a line of approach (noun.act)
     
  • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion (verb.communication)
    hit
    pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to (verb.communication)
     
  • move towards (verb.motion)
    drive up
    approach while driving (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    bear down on, bear down upon
    sail towards another vessel, of a ship (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    edge in, edge up
    push one's way into (a space) (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    close
    draw near (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    crowd, push
    approach a certain age or speed (verb.motion)
     
  • the act of drawing spatially closer to something (noun.act)
    access
    the act of approaching or entering (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    closing, closure
    approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    landing approach
    the approach to a landing field by an airplane (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    run-up
    the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed (noun.act)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing (noun.location)
    approach pattern, pattern, traffic pattern
    the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport (noun.location)
     

entail (entailment relations of approach)

verb group (approach is verb group of ....)

derivation (.... is derived from approach)

  • a close approximation (noun.attribute)
    approach, border on
    come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character (verb.stative)
     
  • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others (noun.communication)
    approach
    make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion (verb.communication)
     
  • begin to deal with (verb.social)
    approach, attack, plan of attack
    ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation (noun.act)
     
  • come near in time (verb.motion)
    approach, approaching, coming
    the temporal property of becoming nearer in time (noun.attribute)
     
  • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation (noun.act)
    approach, go about, set about
    begin to deal with (verb.social)
     
  • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion (verb.communication)
    advance, approach, feeler, overture
    a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others (noun.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    approachable
    easy to meet or converse or do business with (adj.all)
     
  • move towards (verb.motion)
    approach, approaching
    the event of one object coming closer to another (noun.event)
     
  • (adj.all)
    approachable, reachable
    easily approached (adj.all)
     
  • the act of drawing spatially closer to something (noun.act)
    come, come up
    move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near
    move towards (verb.motion)
     
  • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time (noun.attribute)
    come
    come to pass; arrive, as in due course (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    approach, come near
    come near in time (verb.motion)
     

domain category (approach is domain category of ....)

  • a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green (noun.act)
    golf, golf game
    a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes (noun.act)
     
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