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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fell short

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Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
China was also caught in the regional sell-off, with the tech-heavy STAR Market and the ChiNext Artificial Intelligence Index both tumbling more than 4%.

— Lee Ying Shan,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of caught

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Overseas revenue first overtook local revenue in 2023, and the gap has widened every year since.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Anime’s overseas revenues first overtook domestic in 2020 and have continued to pull ahead ever since, widening the gap between the two markets.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of overtook

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