CAUGHT UP Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

caught up

verb

Definition of caught up next

past tense of catch up

as in trapped

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 fascinated

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 interested

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 informed

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

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Recent Examples of caught up The group has been unfairly caught up in the selloff in software names like Salesforce . —

Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026 The statement provided some statistics on the board’s decisions, but did not explain the board’s overall response to nurses caught up in the diploma mill scheme nor respond to questions about Bastien and other individual nurses. —

Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 The dramas are a Rockford Files reboot starring David Boreanaz as the title character and Line of Fire (formerly Protection), which follows a family of federal law enforcement officials caught up in a conspiracy. —

Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026 Private citizens may only become newsworthy when they are involved in a crime or caught up (sometimes through no fault of their own) in a significant, newsworthy event. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 Sanders caught up with Venable on his first visit to Petco Park as a manager (here). —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026 Netflix’s big comedy bet might be the Dan Levy–Rachel Sennott co-creation Big Mistakes; the biting, farcical series about adult siblings who get caught up in the drug business plays like Weeds crossed with The Other Two. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026 Don’t get caught up in all things Michelin, though; no trip to New York would be complete without a slice of pizza at Williamsburg Pizza or L'Industrie. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026 By three o’clock, our lawlessness had caught up with us; the line of students was long and our supplies were low. —

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

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For too long, the conversation about digital assets has been trapped between price speculation and regulatory anxiety.

— Bob Diamond, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
And that duality is what makes the concept so tempting to explore more deeply — particularly through the interiority of a complex woman who will be literally trapped on the big screen.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026