Synonyms of the word reaching


REACHINGACCOMPLISHMENT - ACHIEVEMENT - ARRIVAL - MOTILITY - MOTION - MOVE - MOVEMENT - REACH - STRETCH

reaching

  • v. present participle of reach.
  • n. The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
  • n. (nautical) Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger…

accomplishment

  • n. The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfillment.
  • n. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes…
  • n. Something accomplished; an achievement.

achievement

  • n. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
  • n. A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.
  • n. (heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called…
  • n. (video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.

arrival

  • n. The act of arriving or something that has arrived.
  • n. The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.

motility

  • n. (uncountable) The state of being motile.
  • n. (countable) The degree to which something is motile.

motion

  • n. (uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
  • n. (countable) A change of position with respect to time.
  • n. (physics) A change from one place to another.
  • n. (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something.
  • n. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
  • n. (philosophy) from κίνησις; any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration,…
  • n. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
  • n. (law) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or…
  • n. (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
  • n. (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct…
  • n. (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
  • v. To gesture indicating a desired movement.
  • v. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
  • v. To make a proposal; to offer plans.

move

  • v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to…
  • v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act.
  • v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and…
  • v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of…
  • v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry,…
  • v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the…
  • v. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion,…
  • v. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion,…
  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue);…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
  • v. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
  • n. The act of moving; a movement.
  • n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
  • n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand…
  • n. The event of changing one's residence.
  • n. A change in strategy.
  • n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
  • n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules…

movement

  • n. Physical motion between points in space.
  • n. (engineering) A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming…
  • n. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
  • n. A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together…
  • n. (music) A large division of a larger composition.
  • n. (aviation) An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
  • n. (baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
  • n. An act of emptying the bowels.
  • n. (obsolete) Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.

reach

  • v. (intransitive) To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
  • v. (transitive) To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand;…
  • v. (intransitive) To stretch out the hand.
  • v. (transitive) To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to extend some part of the body, or something…
  • v. (intransitive) To strike or touch with a missile.
  • v. (transitive) Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
  • v. (transitive) To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue of extent.
  • v. (transitive) To arrive at (a place) by effort of any kind.
  • v. (transitive) To continue living until, or up to, a certain age.
  • v. (obsolete) To understand; to comprehend.
  • v. (obsolete) To overreach; to deceive.
  • v. To strain after something; to make efforts.
  • v. (intransitive) To extend in dimension, time etc.; to stretch out continuously (past, beyond, above, from…
  • v. (nautical) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.
  • v. To experience a vomiting reflex; to gag; to retch.
  • n. The act of stretching or extending; extension.
  • n. The ability to reach or touch with the person, a limb, or something held or thrown.
  • n. The power of stretching out or extending action, influence, or the like; power of attainment or management;…
  • n. Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence; result; scope.
  • n. (informal) An exaggeration; an extension beyond evidence or normal; a stretch.
  • n. (boxing) The distance a boxer's arm can extend to land a blow.
  • n. An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a straight portion of a stream or river, as from one…
  • n. (nautical) Any point of sail in which the wind comes from the side of a vessel, excluding close-hauled.
  • n. (obsolete) An article to obtain an advantage.
  • n. The pole or rod connecting the rear axle with the forward bolster of a wagon.
  • n. An effort to vomit; a retching.

stretch

  • v. (transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
  • v. (intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.
  • v. (transitive) To pull tight.
  • v. (figuratively, transitive) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
  • v. (figuratively, transitive) To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
  • v. (intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
  • v. (intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity…
  • v. (intransitive) To extend to a limit point.
  • v. (transitive) To increase.
  • v. (obsolete, colloquial) To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.
  • v. (nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
  • n. An act of stretching.
  • n. The ability to lengthen when pulled.
  • n. A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief.
  • n. A segment of a journey or route.
  • n. A segment or length of material.
  • n. (baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead…
  • n. (baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman…
  • n. A length of time.
  • n. (informal) Term of address for a tall person.
  • n. (Ireland, idiomatic) extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared…

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