Thesaurus results for GOTCHA

gotcha

noun

ˈgä-chə

as in hitch

a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized the gotcha in the low monthly rate quoted by the cable company is that it is a teaser and good for only six months

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Recent Examples of gotcha And sometimes the gotcha nature of the reports backfires. —

ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 As ever, the side characters try to look suspicious until one (or more) of them is declared the killer, a gotcha that feels as arbitrary as roulette. —

Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026 Seven months after the world became obsessed with the tech CEO and his HR chief stealing a kiss on the big screen at a Coldplay show, the gotcha moment seen ’round the world is coming to the Super Bowl. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026 The gotcha setup sustains a solid level of suspense that carries through the series’ eight episodes (though it could easily have been trimmed to six). —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gotcha

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For the most part, Monday morning's broadcast revealing the Golden Globes nominees went off without a hitch.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
While Bregman quickly became a popular figure within the Red Sox organization and made a huge impact on the clubhouse, his lone season in Boston did not go off without a hitch.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025