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 If the research catches up to that intuition, expect sauna use to be marketed to women as a primary modality, with cold used sparingly as an accent. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Once the paper trail catches up, the buyer is generally left empty-handed. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026 Deadline catches up with Big Band Story co-heads Benjamin Dupont-Jubien and Mehdi Sabbar, as well as the show’s director Alexandre Laurent, whose past credits include Women at War, The Bonfire of Destiny and Falco, at the event. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 Changes in the market can become visible in price structure, participation, volume and sector rotation before the prevailing narrative catches up. — Thomas Hartmann, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 If your iron is already normal, supplements can still be helpful as your blood oxygen catches up. — Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 20 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catches up

Verb

These microbes formed biopolymers that soaked the sand, creating a mesh that traps nearby particles.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
This loop traps us, backfilling saved time with even more low-value complexity rather than freeing up space for deep thinking.

— Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of traps

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Serhiy Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian military analyst who advises Zelensky on weapons technologies, said an operational Rassvet system would create an imbalance in the adversaries’ capabilities.

— Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Littley likewise advises following the package or recipe directions for the specific rice.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of advises

Verb

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

Definition of enchants

Verb

What intrigues you about taking this fish, who’s been out of water, and throwing him back into familiar waters?

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026
The novel that will form the basis of Reacher’s now-in-production fifth season, 2015’s Make Me, finds Reacher visiting a midwestern hamlet called Mother’s Rest because the town’s name intrigues him.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026