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

catches up (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of catch up (with)

as in catches

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

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falls short

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Verb

Life and social structures in remote river villages are rooted in summer fish camps, where the community catches, processes, and preserves the salmon that feeds them through the winter.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Participants step or jump off a platform more than 40 feet above the ground, experiencing a brief moment of free fall before the rope system catches them and slowly lowers them to the ground.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of catches

Verb

The Athletic has approached Formula One Management for the data from the Spanish GP regarding how many overtakes actually happened.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Can a squad of scientists (including Kurt Russell) fight off madness and mayhem before the Thing overtakes them all?

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of overtakes

Verb

Six such accounts make up the series as Hojo chases the truth behind them.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
For anyone who grinds fresh every morning and chases single-origin lots, online talk about mold and mycotoxins in coffee tends to raise a practical question about how the stuff gets onto beans in the first place.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of chases

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