LATCH (ON OR ONTO) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

latch (on or onto)

verb

Definition of latch (on or onto)

as in to snap (up)

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Verb

Coxon argued that corporate competition has trapped labs in a hubristic race that forces them to build dangerous systems first.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Markets seem trapped in a cycle of Iran tensions leading to higher oil prices, which leads to stocks moving lower and ultimately inflation concerns rising.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of trap

Verb

But Havertz’s clever dummy for Odegaard’s goal was a reminder that assists and chances cannot capture every flash of creative brilliance.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Four years on, the two-hander captures the real-life bureaucratic chaos and legal limbo that have followed.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of capture

Verb

Running back If you’re not used to seeing the running back position here, grab a ticket and join the line.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Just like the rest of us that day, most of the dead were just going about such ordinary tasks as showing up for work, grabbing a cup of coffee and traveling on a commercial jetliner, or just trying to lend a hand to people in trouble.

— Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of grab

Verb

The scandal leaves her mother grappling with her mental and physical health which forces Nina to move in with her father and his new wife.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Essential, too, is the productive friction generated by grappling with and then mastering new knowledge.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of grapple

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Faria was down a break and scrambling to survive, having snatched the opening set by getting past Alcaraz’s defenses.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Antiques Roadshow, which has been airing on PBS since 1997, won its first ever Emmy in 24 attempts and snatched the award away from Queer Eye and Shark Tank for the first time since 2013.

— Peter White, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of snatch

Verb

Many doves will land on a snag, look a field over and then trickle down.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Our offensive weapons give Kyler a perfect runway to land the plane, finally settling into an environment that can nurture his skill set and get a payday in a prove-it year.

— Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of land

Verb

But the truth of it is that Sharaa forced his hand by seizing swathes of the SDF’s territory in a lightning offensive in January.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
Who knows more of the injustice of the world than the girl who saw her town seized by a white-supremacist coup, the Wilmington massacre, in 1898?

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of seize

Verb

Weinberg hit all six extra points and nailed his only field goal, from 46 yards.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Knowing how to apply lipstick is one of those essential beauty skills worth mastering, alongside nailing how to apply cream blush and perfecting your base.

— Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026

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