Synonyms for access

Synonyms for (noun) access

Synonyms: access

Definition: the act of approaching or entering

Usage: he gained access to the building

Similar words: coming, approach, approaching

Definition: the act of drawing spatially closer to something

Usage: the hunter's approach scattered the geese


Synonyms: access, approach

Definition: a way of entering or leaving

Usage: he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge

Similar words: way

Definition: any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another

Usage: he said he was looking for the way out


Synonyms: access, memory access

Definition: (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information

Similar words: operation

Definition: (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)

Usage: it can perform millions of operations per second


Synonyms: access

Definition: the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)

Similar words: right

Definition: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

Usage: they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people- Eleanor Roosevelt; a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away


Synonyms: admission, admittance, access, accession, entree

Definition: the right to enter

Similar words: right

Definition: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature

Usage: they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people- Eleanor Roosevelt; a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away


Synonyms: access, access code

Definition: a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)

Similar words: code

Definition: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy


Synonyms for (verb) access

Synonyms: get at, access

Definition: reach or gain access to

Usage: How does one access the attic in this house?; I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof

Similar words: hit, make, gain, attain, arrive at, reach

Definition: reach a destination, either real or abstract

Usage: We hit Detroit by noon; The water reached the doorstep; We barely made it to the finish line; I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts


Synonyms: access

Definition: obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

Similar words: find, retrieve, recover, regain

Definition: get or find back; recover the use of

Usage: She regained control of herself; She found her voice and replied quickly


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