CATCHES UP Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

catches up

verb

present tense third-person singular of catch up

as in traps

to catch or hold as if in a net a young idealist who got caught up in the political fanaticism of the times

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as in fascinates

to hold the attention of as if by a spell completely caught up in opera ever since he saw La Traviata

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as in interests

to hold the attention of so caught up in the game that she didn't note the passage of time

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as in advises

to give information to catch me up on what's been happening at the office

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Recent Examples of catches up For the Moon is Éric Baudelaire’s improvisatory collaboration with kids at the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, while Dan Sallitt’s What Can’t Be Mentioned catches up with characters from Sallitt’s acclaimed The Unspeakable Act. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 In a blind rage after watching his brother die, Duke catches up to one of their assailants and beats him to death — with a crowd watching. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026 Turning over most of the starting defense two years in a row, coupled with a brutal schedule, finally catches up with the Buckeyes. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026 Motonui has long withstood that curse, but trouble catches up to them when disease spreads through the coconut trees and the fisherman report that their once plentiful catch has disappeared. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 After tracking Krem's crew across the galaxy, Kara finally catches up with the Brigands on a hostile planet that orbits both a green and a yellow sun. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Suffice it to say that eventually the tale of childhood catches up with the adult Sasha (played by Amy Zimmer), a filmmaker, who attempts to make sense of her past and Jeremy’s fate by undertaking her own investigation, at several decades’ remove. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 If infrastructure catches up, this could become one of the more important shifts in clean transportation. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026 Overall, Anmuth highlighted improving demand trends as Amazon catches up in the AI race. — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026

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Verb

The cave was used to film scenes with Polyphemus, the Cyclops who traps Odysseus and his crew in his cave before devouring several of the men.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Lightly mist the floor rather than pouring or soaking, and follow with a microfiber mop that traps dirt without leaving excess moisture behind.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of traps

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Yet, what fascinates is that Aristotle’s God isn’t a typical divine being who summons and shepherds.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, what fascinates aspiring neurologist Makenzie Stovall is the idea that AI is trying to emulate the brain — an organ whose inner workings continue to leave researchers dumbfounded.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of fascinates

Verb

That distance—the difficulty of truly making contact with another person from the limits of the self—interests me as a writer.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
What interests me is this idea of hybridity—where human infrastructure and natural systems become entangled.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of interests

Verb

Meloni's office declined to comment about her wardrobe and who advises her on fashion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Silicon Valley advises the Fed Last month, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh appointed Jones to a task force that will inform how the central bank thinks about AI and its effect on the economy.

— Matt Peterson,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of advises

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Allegheny National Forest, just around 90 minutes from Erie, Pennsylvania, enchants with rolling peaks that reflect off calm, paddle-friendly waterways.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
Ella has shades of Holly Hunter's intense, workaholic producer Jane from Brooks' 1987 masterpiece Broadcast News, the smartest person in any room who both exhausts and enchants everyone around her.

— Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025