Synonyms for approaching
ap·proach·ing

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1. approach, approachingnoun

   the event of one object coming closer to another

   Synonyms:
   approach, attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, overture, approach path, approach shot

   Antonyms:
   present(a), past

2. approach, approaching, comingnoun

   the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

   "the approach of winter"

   Synonyms:
   climax, coming, feeler, advent, approach shot, glide path, glide slope, approach, approach path, orgasm, sexual climax, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack

   Antonyms:
   present(a), past

3. approach, approaching, comingadjective

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

   "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

   Synonyms:
   climax, coming, feeler, advent, approach shot, glide path, glide slope, approach, approach path, orgasm, sexual climax, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack

   Antonyms:
   past, present(a)

4. approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcomingadjective

   of the relatively near future

   "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"

   Antonyms:
   present(a), past

Matched Categories

1. • Movement
   • Timing

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1. List of paraphrases for "approaching":

   nearing, approach, nears

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How to use approaching in a sentence?

1. Meron Estefanos:

   They go to refugee camps, approaching new arrivals and offering them a trip with no down payment.

2. Michael Andrew:

   It felt like any other 100 breaststroke I’ve ever swum, it felt like any other pool I’ve ever swam in. Granted, it’s a beautiful one. So it’s one of those things where I realized we can make it into something bigger than it is in our minds. I’m just approaching like any other swim meet.

3. Scott Schober:

   All these commercial drones are using standard open Wi-Fi for video telemetry and control and communication, we can pick up an approaching drone that might be a threat, the model number, its altitude and approach speed.

4. Daniel Prude Lockhart:

   Just inherently, by Derek Chauvin being there and listening to the mental health person deal with a subject, that officer is getting better because they're seeing things that work, new ideas, a different way of approaching something.

5. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   The 19th day of our resistance is over. Historical war. Another difficult day, which is still approaching our victory. Approaching peace for Ukraine.