CATCH ON Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

catch on

verb

Definition of catch on

as in to work out

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Recent Examples of catch on Big Rock tournament organizers announced the historic catch on Facebook and shared plenty of photos of the marlin, along with the celebration that followed. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026 Max Schuemann made his first career start in right field Thursday and made a diving catch on Steven Kwan in the second along with a leaping catch on Brayan Rocchio in the seventh. — Larry Fleisher, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026 That shifts competitive advantage toward Startup Intelligence – to whoever identifies the better Strategic Fit, tests it faster, learns earlier, and adapts before competitors catch on. — Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Once Tolle was done the Red Sox were in cruise control, though the club endured one scary moment in the seventh when Rafaela crashed into the center field wall at full speed trying to make a catch on what wound up being an RBI triple by Adley Rutschman. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for catch on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on

Verb

There’s a lot of bad crowd work out there, just like there is bad anything else — fledgling or whatever rookie stuff.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Monday could be interesting, though, to see how all the processing of the trade works out, and if there yet could be a Heat plus-one in this process.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2026

Definition of work out

Verb

Even an aggressive plaintiff would know that lingering past dark wouldn’t go over well in court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
The flyover will go over the USS Razorback at Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in Riverfront Park, along the shore of the Arkansas River.

— Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2026

Definition of go over

Verb

Messi kicked off the tournament with a hat trick in Argentina’s opener against Algeria, followed that with a brace against Austria and then came off the bench to score his sixth goal against Jordan with a sublime free kick.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Yellow jackets go for whatever’s coming off the grill, while bumble bees stick to drinks, fruit and dessert.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of come off

Verb

Marine Le Pen succeeds her father as president of the National Front, launching a long-term effort to broaden the party’s appeal and distance it from its extremist image.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
But instead of playing kingmaker, the lame-duck governor has refused to get behind a candidate to succeed him.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of succeed

Verb

This one needs more sourcing to pan out, but at least logically, there’s a lot about it that makes sense.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Most of the moves didn’t pan out, as Romano and Pomeranz were released, and Manoah, Lowe and Moncada have been busts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of pan out

Verb

On June 23, an attendant at a gas station in the center of Moscow told CNN that tankers were still arriving and delivering fuel according to schedule.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The unique vow arrangement saw both Swift and Kelce deliver 20-minute speeches celebrating their love and commitment to one another.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026