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 Tamaulipas state prosecutor Jesús Govea said investigators had interviewed Pardo and other witnesses and were reviewing video footage and ballistic evidence to determine who fired the fatal shot and how the family became caught up in the operation. — Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026 When The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Leitch last month ahead of the midterms, the filmmaker remained optimistic that economic policies, both macro and micro, could still be corrected, starting at the ballot box. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 Anzalone pushed Jackson to the ground as Jackson appeared to get his leg caught up with right tackle Darnell Wright. — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 Bondi, the attorney general, was caught up in uproar over the Epstein files. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2026 Set against the glamour and mayhem of Miami Swim Week, Miami PI follows a wayward private investigator whose life has gone off course and a combustible former model caught up in a murder case. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026 Vogue tied the concealer lips revival to appearances at Chanel, Dior, Jason Wu Collection and Khaite, giving the look a credible runway lineage well before TikTok caught up. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 But Madeley doesn’t want that history, or getting caught up in the discussion of representation, to overshadow the film’s content. — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026 In the city of Rowlett, one family says their property is caught up in a road improvement plan and is trying to fight back. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for caught up

Verb

According to a sheriff’s department report, Barnes was trapped in her vehicle when police arrived.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Several of those whales were endangered humpbacks trapped by crab gear, both commercial and recreational.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of trapped

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Marcin Kierwiński, Poland's interior minister, said there were indications the suspect was fascinated by far-right ideology, according to Reuters.

— Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Was that something that that fascinated you, creating a story where the main characters don’t actually understand each other?

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fascinated

Verb

If assessors judge a threat credible, the crew is informed and the captain takes command of decisions for the aircraft, guided by company procedures.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
If a board can be independent, informed, and diligent and still be found to have acted in bad faith, directors are left without a clear rule to follow.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of informed

Verb

At the time, Daptone was grieving their star vocalist Sharon Jones and wasn’t officially working with new acts, while the sisters got tangled in a bad deal with another manager.

— Natelegé Whaley, VIBE.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Though dreams are tangled up in our desires, Freud’s royal road to the unconscious is not unlike the road in Lost Highway, and other similar Möbius strip horrors, such as the purgatorial Dead End.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangled

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After falling in love with one another, the pair became enchanted by wine when McCollum was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
He is enchanted by the spinning itself, and even by his own enchantment – a spell that breaks the instant the top stops in his hand.

— Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of enchanted

Verb

In fall of 2022, when OpenAI released ChatGPT to the general public, Justin Trevor Winters was intrigued.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Strogatz was intrigued by the popular book potential of Townsend’s course on the top 20 algorithms of the 20th century and suggested co-authorship.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of intrigued

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Chambers himself is now accused of riot, conspiracy to riot, and money laundering offenses, defense attorney Aitor Martínez Jiménez told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Some employees in Amazon's entertainment division were told that company leadership had mandated the film's release.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026