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catch
Synonyms and Antonyms of catch
- The catch is that you have to come up with the money by tomorrow.
- Everyone thought the captain of the football team was a real catch.
- The total catch for our day at the creek was six fish and a crab.
catch
Synonyms and Antonyms of catch
- We tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door.
take hold (of)
- You'll catch the flu for sure if you don't get a shot.
- I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete.
- caught back her hair with a barrette
extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank
- I didn't catch the point you were making about our nation's foreign policy.
appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
pick up on
- A number of media outlets were caught by the woman's hard-luck story.
do a number on, lead one down the garden path (also lead one up the garden path), pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes
- I'll catch you at the library tomorrow.
bump into, cross paths (with), run across, run into, run upon
- I looked out the window just in time to catch the neighbor's dog digging up my flower bed.
get a load of [slang], lay eyes on, set eyes on
- Despite the suspect's considerable lead, the fleet-footed police officer was able to catch him and make an arrest.
Synonym Discussion of catch
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- caught the dog as it ran by
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- capture an enemy stronghold
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- trap animals
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- snared butterflies with a net
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- entrapped the witness with a trick question
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- a sting operation that ensnared burglars
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- bagged a brace of pheasants
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