Approach
Approach verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!
Exit
Exit noun - The act of leaving a place.
Usage example: the movie star's quick exit through the back of the hotel went unnoticed by the horde of photographers waiting out front
How words are described
| best | best approach | best exit |
| similar | similar approach | similar exit |
| normal | normal approach | normal exit |
| usual | usual approach | usual exit |
| Other adjectives: right, standard, novel, new, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- One small area in Penumbra requires you to flip a lever in a far off room which opens the exit door that slowly closes as you approach.
Source: Slow Doors -
There's no exit, but the mirrors start to cancel out as you approach the end—you need to accept temporary mutilation to escape.
Source: Literature / Full Tilt -
Ordinarily, the shopkeeper will ask if you want to leave when you approach the exit door; if you say yes, he'll take your fishing rod.
Cite this Source
Exit and Approach. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approach/exit
Approach & Exit. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approach/exit>.
Exit or Approach. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approach/exit.
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