CATCH UP Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

catch up

verb

Definition of catch up

as in to trap

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 to fascinate

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 to interest

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 to inform

to give information to catch me up on what's been happening at the office

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Recent Examples of catch up Fans can also catch up on the entire first season on Apple TV. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Recent studies have also found that China leads, or is catching up quickly, in many of these technologies. — David S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 This is where Google and Apple have the lead, and where Amazon has a lot of catching up to do to succeed here. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 Record systems don’t all update on the same schedule, and a document in your hand gives an officer something checkable while the databases catch up. — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for catch up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch up

Verb

Separately, a woman trapped inside her car in floodwaters was freed outside of Morganton.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Separately, a woman trapped inside her car in floodwaters was freed outside Morganton.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of trap

Verb

In 2008, passionate surfer Tim Russo purchased the property, renamed it, and set out to organically grow it into a resort full of wonder where serious surfers and travelers fascinated with the surf lifestyle could vacation happily.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Interest is heightened when royal stories cover Princess Diana, who was one of the most famous women in the world, with people fascinated by her life.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fascinate

Verb

The serious question of, frankly, human survival did not seem to interest them at all.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Cranor said a person’s risk depends on how often they are targeted, their security habits, their ability to recognize suspicious messages, and whether the lure really interests them.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of interest

Verb

His archival sketches of solitaire diamond rings also informed the design.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
The facility lacks a verifiable method that informs food employees of their responsibility to report their health status in regards to illnesses that can spread through food.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of inform

Verb

Harvest markets and ghostly performances also enchant—not to mention a Halloween express to convey guests.

— Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026
My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of enchant

Verb

Not far away, armed men had been occupying makeshift barricades, blocking roads and turning some drivers away.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Three women sit in front of me, each one occupying a salon chair in a tiny room with a single shampoo bowl, and one window that faces a bare, enclosed courtyard with yellowing grass.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026