Catches Synonyms and Antonyms

To make secure
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. secures
  2. moors
  3. fixes
  4. fastens
  5. anchors
Apprehend and reproduce accurately
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. gets
  2. takes
  3. develops
  4. sickens
  5. incurs
  6. contracts
Antonyms:
  1. escapes
To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pastes
  2. conks
  3. belts
  4. wallops
  5. clips
  6. bops
  7. biffs
  8. whops
  9. whams
  10. whacks
  11. thwacks
  12. strikes
  13. socks
  14. smites
  15. smashes
  16. slugs
  17. slogs
  18. slams
  19. pops
  20. knocks
  21. hits
  22. clouts
  23. bashes
Attract and fix
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. takes
  2. gets
  3. jumps
  4. grabs
  5. boards
  6. arrests
  7. makes
To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tangles
  2. webs
  3. traps
  4. trammels
  5. snares
  6. entraps
  7. ensnares
  8. enmeshes
Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. snatches
  2. grabs
  3. seizes
  4. nabs
  5. grips
  6. grasps
  7. clasps
  8. clenches
  9. claws
  10. entangles
  11. hooks
  12. clutches
  13. plucks
  14. picks
  15. takes
Antonyms:
  1. drops
  2. misses
  3. frees
Catch up with and possibly overtake
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hits
  2. gets
  3. overhauls
  4. takes
  5. overtakes
  6. intercepts
  7. surprises
Antonyms:
  1. fails
  2. pushes
  3. falters
To become or cause to become stuck or lodged
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sticks
  2. lodges
  3. fixes
Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hitches
  2. ensnares
  3. captures
  4. strikes
  5. snatches
  6. snaps
  7. fools
  8. nips
To have a sudden overwhelming effect on
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. takes
  2. strikes
  3. seizes
*A desirable mate
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. scores
  2. pieces
  3. numbers
  4. hunks
  5. prize
  6. conquests
A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. snags
  2. gimmicks
  3. curves
  4. hitches
  5. puzzles
  6. rubs
  7. puzzlers
  8. jokers
  9. conundrums
A restraint that checks the motion of something
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. clasps
  2. stops
  3. hooks
  4. snaps
  5. fasteners
  6. latches
Antonyms:
  1. releases
  2. advantages
  3. boons
Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. overhears

Words Related to Catches

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Catches Sentence Examples

  • He catches him and catches him--no good!

  • Or being upset because someone else's borzoi and not mine catches something.

  • This current catches the silt brought down by the rivers and projects it in long banks, or lidi, parallel with the shore.

  • At a few mines (since safety catches cannot be successfully applied to man-cars) these conveyances are raised and lowered by separate engines and ropes.

  • To prevent accidents from the breaking of the rope while the cage is travelling in the shaft, or from over-winding when in consequence of the engine not being stopped in time the cage may be drawn up to the head-gear pulleys (both of which are unhappily not uncommon), various forms of safety catches and disconnecting hooks have been adopted.

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