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 The Georgia of it all Georgia got caught up in the merger struggle this summer when Paramount’s CEO threatened to move the company out of California to another state, like Georgia. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The film has all these crime-drama elements, and we’re caught up in that tension. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 Many experts note that the gender gap in academic achievement can be addressed, as shown by the fact that girls have caught up in math with boys in recent years. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 She is actually infected, and Bryan has become caught up in the franchise’s inciting t-virus outbreak. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 The city still has challenges, but the price has not caught up to the progress. — Brian Malarkey, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 What everyone was caught up in was an appetite with a longer history than the social media platforms now feeding it. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Florida State spent years behind in the facilities race — one reason why head coach Jimbo Fisher left for Texas A&M in 2017 — but caught up last year. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The technology feeding climate change has not caught up with how to save the planet from lethal heat. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Firefighters saved a 12-year-old girl who was trapped in a town house that caught fire in the Florida Keys Monday morning, Monroe County Fire Rescue said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Some people were trapped inside vehicles, while another was tossed out into an intersection.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of trapped

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The video quickly went viral, amassing more than 1 million views and thousands of comments from viewers fascinated by her unconventional childhood.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Lead With Curiosity And Empathy I've always been fascinated by what makes people unique and how organizations can unlock that potential.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fascinated

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Still, Musk has been known to want to sleep close to the action when a new project interested him or required his direct attention.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
This question interested me as a computational biophysicist who studies how living systems process information and adapt to changing environments.

— Shiladitya Banerjee, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of interested

Verb

Customers in Europe normally receive Aramco crude on what are known as contracts, but were informed there would be no supply coming in October after a key Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked last week.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Dispatchers informed the officers that a man at the house was having a mental health crisis and had tried to harm himself.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of informed

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Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
However, you can sometimes get tangled up with them inadvertently, which is especially concerning in the fall with their large population sizes.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of tangled

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Meriweather, who played only 59 snaps in three years at Georgia, intrigued Mirabal because of his size — 6-7, 305 — and ability to play tackle.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
But we are intrigued by this, because that’s not the way that the suspects are thinking.

— Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of intrigued

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Even if Paramount is able to reach a settlement with the state AGs, the Paramount-WB merger will not close immediately, a knowledgeable source told Variety.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Descano’s team relies too heavily on doctors to answer those questions at the pretrial stage, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026