addresses

Tackles an issue

Addresses serves as both noun and verb forms of address.

As a noun, addresses are locations where someone lives or receives mail, or formal speeches: She gave addresses to three different audiences.

An email address identifies an online destination.

As a verb, addresses means to speak to, deal with, or direct attention toward: The report addresses concerns about safety.

He addresses her by her first name.

location

street

Public urban roadway

lane · drive · terrace · court · place · square · highway · parkway · alley · cul-de-sac

tackles

confronts

Addresses a problem directly

approaches · resolves · attends to · takes on · works on · manages · treats · considers · remedies · discusses

speech

oration

Formal public speech

audience · speaker · keynote · presentation · remarks · monologue · elocution · articulation · sermon · homily

mailing

envelope

Folded paper enclosure

letterbox · courier · delivery · parcel · package · postcard · postmark · shipping · tracking · certified

formal

protocol

Prescribed conduct rules

title · Sir · Your Honor · Your Excellency · courtesy · proper · respectful · decorum · greeting · correspondence

Categories
Opposites
attention and engagement

addressesignores

Refuses to acknowledge

disregards · neglects · overlooks · avoids · dismisses

communication direction

addressessnubs

Intentional social rejections

stonewalls · ignores · silences · ghosts · blanks

problem-solving action

addressesneglects

Fails to care for

passes · tables · shelves · defers · postpones

Phrases
Family

address, addressing, addressed, address book, addressee, addressees, unaddressed, readdress, readdressed

Familiarity
Top 10,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G