CATCHING UP Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

catching up

verb

present participle of catch up

as in trapping

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 fascinating

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 interesting

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 informing

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

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Recent Examples of catching up Despite age clearly catching up with him, Ronaldo continued starting despite his impact waning and fans began to grow frustrated. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 The real takeaway here is that while the Nvidia RTX Spark hardware is capable, Apple has had several generations to ramp up its silicon performance, and Nvidia still has some catching up to do in this class of tests. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026 That is the moment measured GDP starts catching up to reality. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 For a woman weighing a cold plunge membership against a sauna pass, the clinical conversation is finally catching up to what the body may already be signaling. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 The hype is real, but the science on at-home products is still catching up, and that gap will shape what ends up on shelves and in treatment rooms next. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 There’s no question age is catching up with Yelich, who has two years left on his contract. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Recent studies have also found that China leads, or is catching up quickly, in many of these technologies. — David S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Open models offer another option, and their capabilities are catching up. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catching up

Verb

The horse stumbles, trapping Galadriel underneath as the figure, a ring-wearing nazgnagôl, strides toward her.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Heavy downpours on Election Day morning left the Paradise Village neighborhood in Davie underwater, trapping residents and forcing officials to relocate polling sites.

— Anna McAllister, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of trapping

Verb

From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
The trailer promises fascinating new characters, like one man who lives on a sailboat for most of the year.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fascinating

Verb

Mexico City design studio Panorammma applies the historic armor material to intriguing chairs, lights, and vases.

— Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
The female forward is in front of the camera, behind the camera, really getting women, intriguing them to come to the service and watch.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of intriguing

Verb

The Senate sergeant at arms also issued a notice to congressional staff informing them of the investigation.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
In an interview, Freja Day, the brand’s chief executive officer, said menswear has been part of Soeur’s creative language since the beginning, informing its approach to clothing and silhouette.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of informing

Verb

My colleagues in the Test Kitchen were floored by how delicious an overcooked vegetable can be—how the rabe became creamy like a green sauce, tangling around every other ingredient.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
It’s designed to handle loose hair of any length without tangling.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangling

Verb

Even the Owens family’s enchanting New England home, which the internet has spent nearly three decades foaming at the mouth over, is barely seen, as much of the film takes place overseas.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
Practical Magic 2 has Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman enchanting a new generation of fans, but not everyone from the original cast returned for the sequel.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of enchanting

Verb

No one from the magazine bothered to help clean up the mess, but Camper, Tim and Mike, until then occupying each other by the Golden Age of SF section, responded rapidly.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Gaga’s former penthouse is a corner duplex occupying the top two floors of the building.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026