CATCH UP (WITH) Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

catch up (with)

verb

Definition of catch up (with)

as in to catch

to move fast enough to get even with I walked faster to catch up with my friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fall short

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Verb

While browsing for antiques, an eye caught the eyes of David and Nan Skier.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Gable suplexed Penta into the corner and went for a flying headbutt, but Penta caught him in an armbar, busting Gable’s shoulder.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of catch

Verb

The legislation, the majority leader warned at a news conference recently, could overtake the work of as many as a dozen committees.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
As the novel coronavirus overtook daily life, in the spring of 2020, our celebrities occupied uneasy terrain.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of overtake

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