Communication
Synonyms for reach
Synonyms for reach: contact, hit, compass, range and touch. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 5 synonyms for reach
Interchangeable with reach, one per sense
Audited under reach's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one reach carries in that sense.
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name reach as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
two of these come from reach's own entries in the bank, and three were audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
be in or establish communication with
Our advertisements reach millions.
reach in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The customer service team tried to reach the supplier three times before the shipment deadline.
- She left a note asking him to reach her at the front desk when he arrived.
How it behaves: In this sense reach usually takes a direct human or organizational object, as in reach someone or reach a company, and appears in fairly neutral, practical registers like business or everyday correspondence.
The true synonym
contact
Same sentence, swapped: Our advertisements contact millions.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- pass
- gain
- address
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour.
reach in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The delivery van needs to reach the warehouse before the loading dock closes at six.
- With a running start, the sprinter can reach top speed within the first fifty meters.
How it behaves: In this sense reach usually takes a noun phrase naming a threshold, level, or milestone as its direct object, and it appears often in technical or descriptive prose.
The true synonym
hit
Same sentence, swapped: This car can hit a speed of 140 miles per hour.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- pass
- strain
- land
Where reach turns up in the game
reach is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzle where reach is the trap
- changeverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is exchange, in the sense "give to, and receive from, one another", so reach is there to be ruled out.
Play reach
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so reach reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from communication at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. reach carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.