Approach
Approach verb - To come near or nearer.
Usage example: the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!
Touch is a synonym for approach in approximate topic. In some cases you can use "Touch" instead the word "Approach" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| good | good approach | good touch |
| similar | similar approach | similar touch |
| usual | usual approach | usual touch |
| common | common approach | common touch |
| Other adjectives: right, direct, simple, subtle, interesting, personal, creative, unique, casual, literal, realistic, modern, gentler. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Hes also rather jumpy when people approach or touch him on his blind side, and forget trying to get him to take of his eyepatch.
- Allison's approach is aggressive flirting with a touch of mockery, which makes Julian feel like he's being toyed with and just makes him angry.
Source: Literature / The Jenkinsverse -
As you approach each other, you will get close enough where each of you can touch the other's debole with their own.
Cite this Source
Touch and Approach. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/approach/touch
Approach & Touch. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/approach/touch>.
Touch or Approach. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/approach/touch.
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