CAUGHT UP Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

caught up

verb

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 Keegan’s policy of signing expensive experienced players eventually caught up with him — David Seaman, Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman and so on — and Keegan’s City ran out of gas. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 First generation students and those from underrepresented groups have also nearly caught up to the overall rate. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 But just as Canfield caught up with the car at an intersection, and turned off his siren, the Malibu drove into a parking lot, went around a building, and reentered a street. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 Hu, also the Communist Party chief of his bureau, is the highest-ranking official to be caught up in in a widening probe of the province's coal mining sector, according to Caixin, a Chinese business publication. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 Monaghan is the tough-as-nails police detective who gets caught up in the case. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 But we were too caught up in the communal bliss to take a poll of random kids. — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 July 2026 Then he got caught up in the race to perform at certain festivals and venues, turning his career into a checklist. — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Deputies caught up with the suspect and tackled him in the parking lot of a McDonald's. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught up

Verb

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said many people could be trapped inside the mall, NHK reported.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Poland had earlier reported scrambling fighter jets in response to a major Russian attack on Ukraine, which hit large swathes of the country and killed at least eight people, including children, and left several people trapped under rubble.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Definition of trapped

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The best conversations are those where clients feel heard, not just informed.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Her pitch, deeply informed by Billy’s sensibility and ideas and by the course of their encounter, is a brilliantly strange narrative that puts the character and vantage point of Little Death at the center of a film-within-a-film origin story.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Definition of informed

Verb

Brand New Day isn’t too tangled up in the sticky, intricate web of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but casual viewers could miss some context—here’s what to know before watching.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Again in 2022, when Measure C passed after the first vote got tangled up in court.

— Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

Definition of tangled

Verb

Carol is alternately enchanted and frustrated by her husband’s innocence and altruism, which led him to his not particularly remunerative career as an interpreter.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
Generations of visitors to the Okefenokee Swamp have been enchanted by its rich wildlife, black waters and cypress trees draped in Spanish moss.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of enchanted

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The possibility of this partnership intrigued football folks everywhere.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Matthews and his team were intrigued by how this mechanism works, but realized that using air sacs to regulate buoyancy while diving presents a problem.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Definition of intrigued

Verb

Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026