CATCH UP (WITH) Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

catch up (with)

verb

Definition of catch up (with)

as in to catch

to move fast enough to get even with I walked faster to catch up with my friends

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fall short

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Verb

One villager had been bitten and is being treated in hospital, while a dozen locals had formed a team to catch the snakes, the Hongxing report said.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
But the rally ended when Hernández’s liner up the middle landed in the glove of Rockies right-hander Jimmy Herget, who just entered the game, catching Kyle Tucker off first base for a double play.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of catch

Verb

The room is overtaken with projections, scenes of bustling New York traffic paired with bachelor-pad-like guitar riffs.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
But as late-arriving mail-in ballots were counted, Raman overtook Pratt and knocked him out of the runoff.

— City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026

Definition of overtake

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