REACHED Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

reached

verb

past tense of reach

as in handed

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another would you reach me the potatoes, please?

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as in contacted

to transmit information or requests to you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days

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as in affected

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the movie adaptation just didn't reach me the way the novel did

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Recent Examples of reached Just last year, the US reached a record high of such attacks, including its first fatality since 2022, according to a report published by the Anti-Defamation League. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 This death toll has been reached almost three times faster than in the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa — the worst in history. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 The person who contacted law enforcement said the woman could not be located or reached, the sheriff’s office said in a Thursday news release. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, TerraPower also reached a deal with Meta to support the deployment of up to eight Natrium plants by 2035. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 Coduto’s read is Hinge reached some of the territory Bumble is now pursuing years ago. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 The number of incidents reached 1,803 in the first half of the year, up from 1,732 during the same period in 2025. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Somebody reached into the machinery that treats drinking water in a dozen states, in real towns, while the rest of us argued about model releases. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 For those keen to venture further afield, Florence, Siena, and San Gimignano can all be reached in a little over an hour by car. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Its own store gives DeMellier control over a part of the customer relationship previously handed to other retailers, while putting it physically alongside businesses charging multiples of its prices.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
And last week's shakeup handed day-to-day authority from DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis to his deputy, Koray Kavukcuoglu, who now has final say on major DeepMind decisions and reports to CEO Sundar Pichai.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of handed

Verb

Fox News Digital contacted the governments of Spain, Morocco and Ceuta for further comment.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
After the notice of rescission was sent, Teefey allegedly contacted Bespoke’s representatives suggesting that investors should not file a suit claiming the company had an escrow account to return the investments, this week’s lawsuit says.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of contacted

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The ban has been in place long enough that an entire cohort of girls has passed through adolescence without stepping foot in a secondary school classroom.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Castillo’s bill passed unanimously in the Assembly earlier this year and sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee in June with bipartisan support.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of passed

Verb

Today, Houston is at the center of a vibrant barbecue scene that offers those traditional styles alongside new ones influenced by Asian and Tex-Mex flavors.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026
The Deramas blueprint undeniably influenced other comedy directors such as Chris Martinez and Jun Robles Lana.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of influenced

Verb

Patterson also impressed on loan at Millwall during the second half of last season, keeping seven clean sheets in 16 appearances for a side who finished third in the Championship.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The character is based on MGM’s Irving Thalberg, who was never impressed by Fitzgerald as a screenwriter.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of impressed

Verb

The mark would say that Claude touched it, not that Claude made it.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
And for those of you who’ve spent many happy hours laughing at the Road Runner getting the better of his fanatical pursuer, you’ll be touched to discover that the two have a mutual respect and are even — gasp — friends.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

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