Synonyms and Antonyms of catch

synonym (synonym of catch)

  • (verb)
    apprehend, comprehend, grasp, overtake, snatch, capture, discover, grip, secure, take, clasp, ensnare, gripe, seize, take hold of, clutch, entrap, lay hold of/on/upon
    To catch is to come up with or take possession of something departing, fugitive, or illusive. We catch a runaway horse, a flying ball, a mouse in a tr more.. (verb)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    gimmick
    a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.quantity)
    haul
    the quantity that was caught (noun.quantity)
     
  • (noun.person)
    match
    a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    stop
    a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.act)
    grab, snap, snatch
    the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    apprehension, arrest, collar, pinch, taking into custody
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    pick up
    perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    get
    reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    grab, take hold of
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    capture, get
    succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    hitch
    to hook or entangle (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    arrest, get
    attract and fix (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    capture
    capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    make
    reach in time (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    catch up with, overtake
    catch up with and possibly overtake (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    overhear, take in
    hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    see, take in, view, watch
    see or watch (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    trip up
    detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    draw, flex
    contract (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance
    attract; cause to be enamored (verb.emotion)
     

antonym (antonym of catch)

also (also)

  • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
    catch up
    reach the point where one should be after a delay (verb.motion)
     

hypernym (catch IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) (noun.communication)
    delivery, manner of speaking, speech
    your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally (noun.communication)
     
  • a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth (noun.act)
    game
    an amusement or pastime (noun.act)
     
  • a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident (noun.attribute)
    drawback
    the quality of being a hindrance (noun.attribute)
     
  • a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window (noun.artifact)
    fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
    restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place (noun.artifact)
     
  • a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect (noun.person)
    adult, grownup
    a fully developed person from maturity onward (noun.person)
     
  • a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
    constraint, restraint
    a device that retards something's motion (noun.artifact)
     
  • anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) (noun.object)
    object, physical object
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops)
     
  • apprehend and reproduce accurately (verb.creation)
    reproduce
    recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. (verb.creation)
     
  • attract and fix (verb.contact)
    attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)
     
  • attract; cause to be enamored (verb.emotion)
    appeal, attract
    be attractive to (verb.emotion)
     
  • be struck or affected by (verb.change)
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)
     
  • be the catcher (verb.competition)
    play
    participate in games or sport (verb.competition)
     
  • become aware of (verb.cognition)
    find, see, witness
    perceive or be contemporaneous with (verb.perception)
     
  • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb.contact)
    acquire, get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession)
     
  • check oneself during an action (verb.social)
    check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
    lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits (verb.social)
     
  • contract (verb.body)
    contract, get, take
    be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)
     
  • delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned (verb.change)
    delay, detain, hold up
    cause to be slowed down or delayed (verb.change)
     
  • detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition)
    discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see
    get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition)
     
  • discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state (verb.cognition)
    surprise
    cause to be surprised (verb.cognition)
     
  • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of (verb.cognition)
    understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition)
     
  • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)
    hear
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense (verb.perception)
     
  • perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily (verb.perception)
    comprehend, perceive
    to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception)
     
  • reach in time (verb.motion)
    board, get on
    get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) (verb.motion)
     
  • reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot (verb.contact)
    hit
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb.contact)
     
  • see or watch (verb.perception)
    watch
    look attentively (verb.perception)
     
  • spread or be communicated (verb.contact)
    propagate, spread
    become distributed or widespread (verb.contact)
     
  • start burning (verb.weather)
    catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire
    start to burn or burst into flames (verb.weather)
     
  • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact)
    clutch, prehend, seize
    take hold of; grab (verb.contact)
     
  • suffer from the receipt of (verb.perception)
    ache, hurt, suffer
    feel physical pain (verb.perception)
     
  • take in and retain (verb.contact)
    accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up
    get or gather together (verb.possession)
     
  • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)
    capture, gaining control, seizure
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property (noun.act)
     
  • the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)
    touch, touching
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act)
     
  • the quantity that was caught (noun.quantity)
    indefinite quantity
    an estimated quantity (noun.quantity)
     
  • to hook or entangle (verb.contact)
    attach
    cause to be attached (verb.contact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF catch relation)

  • a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window (noun.artifact)
    hasp
    a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    hood latch
    a catch that holds the hood of a car shut (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    hook
    a catch for locking a door (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    latch
    catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove (noun.artifact)
     
  • a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
    bench hook
    any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    doorstop, doorstopper
    a stop that keeps open doors from moving (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    click, detent, dog, pawl
    a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    trip, tripper
    a catch mechanism that acts as a switch (noun.artifact)
     
  • attract; cause to be enamored (verb.emotion)
    hold
    hold the attention of (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    work
    gratify and charm, usually in order to influence (verb.emotion)
     
  • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb.contact)
    hunt, hunt down, run, track down
    pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    frog
    hunt frogs for food (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bag
    capture or kill, as in hunting (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    batfowl
    catch birds by temporarily blinding them (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    rat
    catch rats, especially with dogs (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    ensnare, entrap, snare, trammel, trap
    catch in or as if in a trap (verb.contact)
     
  • contract (verb.body)
    catch cold
    come down with a cold (verb.body)
     
  • reach in time (verb.motion)
    get
    reach and board (verb.motion)
     
  • see or watch (verb.perception)
    visualise, visualize
    view the outline of by means of an X-ray (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    spectate
    be a spectator in a sports event (verb.perception)
     
  • (verb.perception)
    preview
    watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public (verb.perception)
     
  • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact)
    recapture, retake
    capture again (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    lasso, rope
    catch with a lasso (verb.contact)
     
  • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
    harpoon
    spear with a harpoon (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    fish
    catch or try to catch fish or shellfish (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    net, nett
    catch with a net (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    intercept, stop
    seize on its way (verb.contact)
     
  • the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)
    fair catch
    (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    interception
    (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    reception
    (American football) the act of catching a pass in football (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    rebound
    the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    shoestring catch
    (baseball) a running catch made near the ground (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    interlock, interlocking, mesh, meshing
    the act of interlocking or meshing (noun.act)
     
  • to hook or entangle (verb.contact)
    snag
    catch on a snag (verb.contact)
     

entail (entailment relations of catch)

  • catch up with and possibly overtake (verb.competition)
    compete, contend, vie
    compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others (verb.competition)
     
  • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)
    listen
    hear with intention (verb.perception)
     

verb group (catch is verb group of ....)

  • be struck or affected by (verb.change)
    catch, get
    suffer from the receipt of (verb.perception)
     
  • be the catcher (verb.competition)
    catch, grab, take hold of
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
     
  • cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled (verb.contact)
    catch, hitch
    to hook or entangle (verb.contact)
     
  • contract (verb.body)
    contract, get, take
    be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)
     
  • delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned (verb.change)
    catch
    cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled (verb.contact)
     
  • grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of (verb.cognition)
    get
    acquire as a result of some effort or action (verb.possession)
     
  • perceive by hearing (verb.perception)
    catch, overhear, take in
    hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)
     
  • reach in time (verb.motion)
    catch, catch up with, overtake
    catch up with and possibly overtake (verb.competition)
     
  • see or watch (verb.perception)
    see
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (verb.perception)
     
  • suffer from the receipt of (verb.perception)
    get, receive
    receive as a retribution or punishment (verb.perception)
     
  • take in and retain (verb.contact)
    capture, catch
    capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from catch)

  • a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident (noun.attribute)
    catchy, tricky
    having concealed difficulty (adj.all)
     
  • a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window (noun.artifact)
    catch, hitch
    to hook or entangle (verb.contact)
     
  • a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect (noun.person)
    couple, match, mate, pair, twin
    bring two objects, ideas, or people together (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    match
    give or join in marriage (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance
    attract; cause to be enamored (verb.emotion)
     
  • a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact)
    arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back
    hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    intercept, stop
    seize on its way (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop
    render unsuitable for passage (verb.contact)
     
  • attract; cause to be enamored (verb.emotion)
    animal magnetism, beguilement, bewitchery
    magnetic personal charm (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.attribute)
    appeal, appealingness, charm
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    entrancement, ravishment
    a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.feeling)
    captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination
    a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.person)
    captive
    a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    catch, match
    a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    beguiler, charmer
    a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    charmer, smoothie, smoothy, sweet talker
    someone with an assured and ingratiating manner (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.state)
    enchantment, spell, trance
    a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation (noun.state)
     
  • (noun.state)
    captivation, fascination
    the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) (noun.state)
     
  • be the catcher (verb.competition)
    backstop, catcher
    (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun.person)
     
  • capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb.contact)
    captor, capturer
    a person who captures and holds people or animals (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.quantity)
    catch, haul
    the quantity that was caught (noun.quantity)
     
  • catch up with and possibly overtake (verb.competition)
    overtaking, passing
    going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it (noun.act)
     
  • detect a blunder or misstep (verb.cognition)
    misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up
    an unintentional but embarrassing blunder (noun.act)
     
  • see or watch (verb.perception)
    vigil, watch
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    sight, survey, view
    the act of looking or seeing or observing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista
    the visual percept of a region (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.location)
    eyeshot, view
    the range of the eye (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.person)
    seer
    an observer who perceives visually (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness
    a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (noun.person)
     
  • (adj.all)
    viewable
    capable of being viewed (adj.all)
     
  • succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact)
    apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    capture, seizure
    the act of taking of a person by force (noun.act)
     
  • take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
    catch, grab, snap, snatch
    the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    catcher
    the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws (noun.act)
     
  • take in and retain (verb.contact)
    catchment
    a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) (noun.artifact)
     
  • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)
    apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up
    take into custody (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    capture, catch, get
    succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact)
     
  • the act of catching an object with the hands (noun.act)
    snatch
    to make grasping motions (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    grab
    take or grasp suddenly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    catch, grab, take hold of
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    snap, snatch, snatch up
    to grasp hastily or eagerly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.possession)
    grab, snaffle, snap up
    get hold of or seize quickly and easily (verb.possession)
     
  • the quantity that was caught (noun.quantity)
    capture, catch
    capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb.contact)
     
  • to hook or entangle (verb.contact)
    catch
    a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window (noun.artifact)
     

domain category (catch is domain category of ....)

  • be the catcher (verb.competition)
    baseball, baseball game
    a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act)
     
synonym antonym also hypernym hyponym entail verb group apprehend comprehend gimmick haul match stop give up lose release fall short of unhitch catch up capture gaining control touch touching game fastener fair catch interception reception rebound shoestring catch compete contend vie listen contract get grab
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