reach vs extent
extent vs reachreach and extent both are nouns.
reach is a verb but extent is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reach | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| extent | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
extent is a hypernym of
reach; that is, extent is a
word with a broader meaning than reach:
- reach: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- extent: the distance or area or volume over which something extends
| reach (noun) | extent (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of physically reaching or thrusting out | the distance or area or volume over which something extends |
| an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | the point or degree to which something extends |
| the limit of capability | |
| the limits within which something can be effective |
| reach (verb) | extent (verb) |
|---|---|
| be in or establish communication with | |
| to exert much effort or energy | |
| move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense | |
| reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | |
| reach a destination, either real or abstract | |
| reach a goal | |
| place into the hands or custody of | |
| to gain with effort | |
| to extend as far as |
Words related to "reach"
- access
- accomplish
- achieve
- ambit
- approximate range
- arrive
- arrive at
- attain
- average
- ballpark
- be
- begin
- bother
- bottom out
- break even
- breast
- bring home the bacon
- capability
- capableness
- catch up
- come
- come through
- come to
- commit
- communicate
- compass
- confide
- confines
- contact
- contrast
- culminate
- deal
- deliver
- deliver the goods
- drive
- drop a line
- earreach
- earshot
- entrust
- expanse
- extend oneself
- extend to
- extent
- eyeshot
- finagle
- find
- fork out
- fork over
- fork up
- free
- gain
- gamut
- get
- get at
- get hold of
- get through
- get to
- give
- give up
- go
- grasp
- ground
- hand
- hand over
- hearing
- hit
- horizon
- inconvenience oneself
- intercommunicate
- internationalism
- internationality
- intrust
- ken
- kill oneself
- labor
- labour
- latitude
- leave
- limit
- locomote
- make
- manage
- max out
- motility
- motion
- move
- movement
- orbit
- outreach
- overexert oneself
- palette
- pallet
- pass
- pass on
- peak
- ping
- potentiality
- progress to
- purview
- push
- raise
- range
- reach
- reach into
- reach out
- reaching
- release
- relinquish
- render
- resign
- rifle range
- rifle shot
- run aground
- scale
- scope
- score
- sight
- slip
- sneak
- spectrum
- strain
- stretch
- strike
- strive
- succeed
- summit
- surmount
- sweep
- top
- top out
- touch
- transfer
- travel
- trouble
- trouble oneself
- trust
- tug
- turn in
- turn over
- view
- wangle
- win
- write
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