reaching across
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- connectionA joining or relation
handshake · embrace · span · linking · gesture · unity · cooperation · diplomacy · reconciliation · outstretched · fingertips · bridge · gap · divide · touch · grasp · leaning · straining
connection vs. separation
reaching acrosspulling away
Increasing gap from others
withdrawing · distancing · turning away · cutting ties · isolating
extension vs. withdrawal
reaching acrosspulling back
Moving rearward or retracting
retracting · retreating · shrinking back · withdrawing · drawing back
inclusion vs. exclusion
reaching acrossshutting out
Blocking from entering
excluding · othering · gatekeeping · rejecting · pushing away