approachable
/ə'proutʃəbl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Easy to approach or access: Describes something that can be reached or accessed without difficulty, either physically or metaphorically.
- Friendly and easy to talk to: Describes a person who is welcoming, not intimidating, and easy to converse or interact with.
- Understandable or accessible to a general audience: Describes information, writing, or a subject that is presented in a way that is not overly complex and can be understood by non-experts.
Usage Examples
- Describing a place or thing:
- Describing a person:
- Describing information or content:
Advanced Usage
- "Remain approachable": To continue to be easy to talk to, often used in leadership or customer service contexts.
- "Make something approachable": To present or design something to be more accessible or less daunting.
Variants and Related Words
- Approach (verb/noun): The act of coming near or the method used to deal with something.
- Approachability (noun): The quality of being approachable.
- Unapproachable (adjective): The opposite of approachable; difficult to reach or talk to.
Synonyms
- Accessible: Easy to reach, enter, or use.
- Friendly: Kind and pleasant.
- Affable: Good-natured and easy to talk to.
- Reachable: Able to be reached or contacted.
Antonyms
- Unapproachable: Not friendly or easy to talk to; difficult to access.
- Inaccessible: Unable to be reached, used, or understood.
- Aloof: Not friendly or forthcoming; distant.
Adjective
- easily approached
- a site approachable from a branch of the Niger
- easy to meet or converse or do business with
- a friendly approachable person
- capable of being read with comprehension
- readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader
- the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels