CAUGHT UP (WITH) Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

caught up (with)

verb

past tense of catch up (with)

as in caught

to move fast enough to get even with I walked faster to catch up with my friends

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fell short

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Verb

Everyone seems to be getting along except for Andriy and Bobby, who are already butting heads with Jude caught in the middle.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The earliest reefs caught the attention of the North Carolina Division of Commercial Sports and Fisheries in the 1970s, now the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of caught

Verb

Matthews was part of a helitack crew that deployed emergency shelters as fast-moving flames overtook them, killing three colleagues at the scene and injuring him and a colleague.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
This season, Perez overtook Brett for the most homers at Kauffman Stadium.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of overtook

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