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catches fire

phrase , present tense third-person singular of catch fire

Synonyms and Antonyms of catches fire

to turn out as planned or desired

It is rare when a product catches fire with consumers and exceeds all expectations.

Synonyms of catches fire

clicks, comes off, delivers, goes, goes over, pans out, succeeds, works out

Words Related to catches fire

flourishes, prospers, thrives

cooks, percolates

Phrases Synonymous with catches fire

bears fruit, delivers the goods, does the trick, goes like clockwork

Near Antonyms of catches fire

flounders, struggles

declines, sinks, skids, slips, slumps, wanes

crashes, craters, crumbles, flames out

chokes, cracks up, miscarries, misfires

falls down, goes under

implodes, self-destructs

Antonyms of catches fire

bombs, collapses, fails, flops, flunks, folds, founders, misses, strikes out, washes out

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