APPROACHED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

approached

verb

past tense of approach

as in came

to come near or nearer the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!

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as in entered

to move closer to approach the bull with caution

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as in approximated

to come near or nearer to in character or quality his store-bought dessert doesn't even approach your homemade version of it

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Recent Examples of approached Even gambling, when approached responsibly, can be an enjoyable recreational activity. — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 But Mana said those plans were still on the table when Griffin’s team approached him about buying Mana Wynwood about three years ago. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 In a statement, NYPD said the man approached the victim on the northbound E train platform, shot him once in the chest and fled on foot. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026 As the group of masked vigilantes approached, several members beat Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine, who was hospitalized for her injuries. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 People approached questions of public health, injury prevention, violence, trauma and community well-being from different starting points. — Lauren Footman, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 One stood watch at the entrance while the other approached the cashier. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The Technion team approached the problem by rethinking what happens on the other side of the electrolysis process. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 In this age of over-curation, there is something comforting, perhaps even ahead of the zeitgeist, about the by-accident way the trio approached this home. — Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of came

Verb

Los Angeles entered the postseason as two-time defending champions, and a third straight title would have put it in rare air — the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics the only other teams to have accomplished such a feat.

— Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
From the moment Errol Holden’s raps entered the public sphere in the early 2020s, listening to them has felt like hearing a stranger on the street earnestly tell you how the city has changed.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of entered

Verb

The amount of birthing centers that have closed — people have to travel two hours to have their baby.

— Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The campus in question had already been closed and merged with another by the time the takeover was announced, but Morath said many of the district’s schools were struggling.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of closed

Verb

The extent of Israel’s cooperation with the payments was reflected in a 2020 letter from Yossi Cohen, then director of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Accepting the award, Joel reflected on four decades of filmmaking with his brother.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of reflected

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Kawasaki The new Versys is actually much more closely matched by the 2026 Yamaha Tracer 9, whose 890cc mill makes 117 hp and starts at $12,599.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
That visibility also opens up savings, since inbound shipments can be matched with outbound ones into round trips rather than empty backhauls.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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