CATCH ON Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

catch on

verb

Definition of catch on

as in to work out

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Recent Examples of catch on Allen is a rookie wide receiver who had his first NFL catch on Sunday. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 Still, Musk is confident that SpaceX will pull off a Ship catch on the first try. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday — 31 days later— the front section of the vehicle appeared to spontaneously catch on fire, authorities said. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Because of the weather, Douglas and his team had to sit on the tarmac for an hour and a half, fearing the whole time that the Moroccan authorities would catch on to their plan and show up to quarantine or arrest them. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for catch on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on

Verb

Also, the proposition does not spell out the terms or interest rates on the loans, which would be worked out if the measure is approved.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Users will have to work out for themselves whether buying playtime piecemeal is worth it.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of work out

Verb

On a 2022 trip to Manaslu, in Nepal, the cameras were there, recording the moment when Nelson, two turns into her run, got swept up in an avalanche and went over a mountainside.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Told that Burkholder hadn’t gone over other options for Simmons beyond rehab, Reid reckoned there was no reason to fill in more.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of go over

Verb

Why Cam Cook left TCU When Cook signed with TCU, offensive coordinator Garrett Riley was still in charge, coming off the run to the national championship game in 2022.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, to add this race, some had to come off the schedule, and one casualty was a trip to the Nashville Superspeedway.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of come off

Verb

In Oregon, the reverse could pan out, with a Republican in contention to upend a Democrat’s hold on the office for the first time since 1982.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Their prospects, like Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio and Garrett Mitchell have all panned out, a testament to their player development staff.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pan out

Verb

This collaborative work delivers a new chemical strategy for fabricating high-performance flexible perovskite modules in China.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Synthetic mRNA delivers the instructions on these specific targets, allowing the body to present them to immune cells.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026