Synonyms of caught

caught 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in pregnant

containing unborn young within the body

after several years of trying to have a baby, the couple was surprised when they discovered she was caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pregnant
• gone
• expecting
• with young
• big
• expectant
• gravid
• quick
• heavy
• with child
• enceinte
• impregnated
• prenatal
• parturient
• gestational
• conceiving
• brooding
• childbearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• barren
• nonpregnant
• infertile
• delivered
• miscarrying
• aborting

2

as in arrested

taken and held prisoner

after seeing how the caught soldiers had been treated, we resolved never to be taken alive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• imprisoned
• captive
• captured
• jailed
• interned
• confined
• incarcerated
• kidnapped
• behind bars
• apprehended
• trapped
• bound
• enslaved
• occupied
• abducted
• indentured
• ensnared
• subdued
• subjugated

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• free
• released
• unrestrained
• unconfined
• liberated
• delivered
• freed
• emancipated
• paroled
• enfranchised

caught

2 of 2

verb

past tense of catch

1

as in grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbed
• snatched
• captured
• seized
• got
• landed
• trapped
• snagged
• nabbed
• hooked
• snared
• netted
• corralled
• copped
• nailed
• rapped
• grappled
• snapped (up)
• took hold (of)
• bagged
• collared
• arrested
• glommed
• nobbled
• apprehended
• grasped
• held
• clutched
• detained
• roped
• gripped
• cornered
• secured
• kidnapped
• gloved
• ensnared
• lassoed
• entrapped
• clasped
• enmeshed
• entangled
• abducted
• haltered
• fastened (on)
• fisted
• wrested
• rent
• meshed
• latched (on or onto)
• bayed
• spirited (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• released
• discharged
• freed
• dropped
• liberated
• loosened
• unhanded

2

as in got

to become affected with (a disease or disorder)

you'll catch the flu for sure if you don't get a shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• got
• contracted
• took
• came down (with)
• went down (with)
• sickened (with)
• broke out (with)
• died (from)
• succumbed (to)
• failed
• weakened
• worsened
• wasted (away)
• sank
• withered
• languished
• wilted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• gained
• came back
• healed
• recovered (from)
• mended
• shook (off)
• snapped back
• recouped
• recuperated
• rallied
• rebounded

3

as in stopped

to bring (something) to a standstill

I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• halted
• stalled
• arrested
• stayed
• checked
• blocked
• suspended
• stilled
• drew up
• pulled up
• brought up
• hindered
• held
• held up
• snagged
• ended
• impeded
• fetched up
• obstructed
• detained
• baffled
• balked
• concluded
• stemmed
• held back
• clogged
• dammed
• terminated
• blockaded
• cut off
• suppressed
• called
• discontinued
• turned back
• squashed
• stunted
• bottlenecked
• repressed
• reined (in)
• squelched
• choked off
• stanched

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• continued
• kept (on)
• persisted
• carried on
• kept up
• moved
• proceeded
• marched
• progressed
• advanced
• pushed
• went along
• ran on
• drove
• stirred
• fared
• spurred
• propelled
• followed through (with)
• actuated
• impelled
• wended
• goaded
• budged

4

as in secured

to put securely in place or in a desired position

caught back her hair with a barrette

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secured
• fastened
• clamped
• hitched
• anchored
• fixed
• moored
• set
• stuffed
• embedded
• wedged
• lodged
• implanted
• entrenched
• ingrained

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• loosened
• pulled
• loosed
• unloosed
• unfastened
• extracted
• yanked
• tore (out)
• unloosened
• uprooted
• prized
• pried
• rooted (out)
• wrested
• unfixed

5

as in knew

to have a clear idea of

I didn't catch the point you were making about our nation's foreign policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knew
• understood
• saw
• recognized
• deciphered
• grasped
• comprehended
• got
• appreciated
• realized
• discerned
• sensed
• apprehended
• seized
• perceived
• conceived
• made
• beheld
• dug
• made out
• caught on (to)
• registered
• assimilated
• picked up on
• decoded
• twigged
• tumbled (to)
• intuited
• savvied
• grokked
• compassed
• absorbed
• cottoned (to or on to)
• cognized
• digested
• penetrated
• took in
• fathomed
• pierced

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• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• mistook
• misread
• misconstrued
• misconceived
• misperceived
• misapprehended

6

as in tricked

to cause to believe what is untrue

a number of media outlets were caught by the woman's hard-luck story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tricked
• deceived
• fooled
• teased
• misled
• duped
• kidded
• suckered
• juggled
• hoodwinked
• snookered
• stung
• conned
• bamboozled
• strung along
• deluded
• gulled
• sucked in
• gaffed
• bluffed
• cheated
• beguiled
• misinformed
• humbugged
• misguided
• hornswoggled
• snowed
• burned
• had
• hoaxed
• cozened
• had on
• buffaloed
• gammoned
• spoofed
• faked out
• took in
• stuck
• pulled one's leg
• did a number on
• hustled
• pulled the wool over one's eyes
• swindled
• put on
• shortchanged
• defrauded
• led one down the garden path
• rooked
• flimflammed
• fleeced
• mulcted
• diddled
• squeezed
• euchred
• bled
• skinned
• chiseled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• revealed
• uncovered
• undeceived
• unmasked
• told
• showed up
• disclosed
• divulged
• unveiled
• debunked
• disillusioned
• disabused
• disenchanted
• uncloaked

7

as in encountered

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

I'll catch you at the library tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountered
• met
• confronted
• greeted
• happened (upon)
• stumbled (upon)
• ran into
• ran across
• bumped into
• faced
• accosted
• chanced (upon)
• ran upon
• crossed paths (with)
• passed
• saluted
• crossed
• collided (with)
• crisscrossed
• crashed (into)
• hit (upon)
• lit (upon)
• tumbled (to)
• reencountered
• remet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escaped
• avoided
• shook
• evaded
• ducked
• eluded
• shunned
• dodged

8

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes

I looked out the window just in time to catch the neighbor's dog digging up my flower bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticed
• spotted
• saw
• eyed
• regarded
• spied
• remarked
• viewed
• noted
• observed
• sighted
• watched
• looked (at)
• perceived
• witnessed
• beheld
• discerned
• espied
• distinguished
• identified
• laid eyes on
• considered
• got a load of
• descried
• set eyes on
• picked out
• studied
• made out
• scanned
• marked
• attended (to)
• examined
• inspected
• glimpsed
• surveyed
• heeded
• scrutinized
• picked up
• glanced (at)
• peered (at)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded
• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• overpassed

9

as in chased

to move fast enough to get even with

despite the suspect's considerable lead, the fleet-footed police officer was able to catch him and make an arrest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chased
• overtook
• caught up (with)
• reached
• pursued
• overhauled
• passed
• gained
• surpassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fell short

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caught

Verb

But attorneys Reid Kingsbury for Payton and Linda Parisi for Martin argued the two men, though armed that night, were caught in a burst of spontaneous gunfire triggered by Sergio Harris and fired back to defend themselves. — Darrell Smith july 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

SpaceX has caught Super Heavy three times to date, but it's been a while; the last such snag came on Flight 8 in March 2025. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 July 2026

The winning fish caught during North Carolina’s Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament are proving to be full of surprises for researchers tasked with sampling the carcasses. — Mark Price july 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026

There is a time in your life where you do get caught in all of that. — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

He was caught running naked through the streets of Toronto, and placed in a mental hospital. — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026

Those changes were announced in June, and Perez's trades were allegedly caught in March. — Dan Mangan,davis Giangiulio,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Nguyen said that led to an epiphany — and the creation of an Atlanta-area business that has caught the attention of social media scrollers, celebrity clientele and global automakers. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

The news of DePodesta’s departure caught nearly everyone by surprise. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026