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 People are starting to catch on to the odd behavior of Russ Holliday, aka Chad Powers (Glen Powell) this second season, especially Coach Hudson (Steve Zahn) and Gerry (Colton Ryan). — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 July 2026 Feldotto shared a video of the uncommon catch on Instagram, saying she was stunned when the lobster appeared in her trap. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Teoscar Hernandez drove in one when Schuemann tried to make a sliding catch on his line drive near the line. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026 When the boreal forests of Canada catch on fire, no one can do anything about it in many cases. — Joshua Partlow, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for catch on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on

Verb

Dokoupil had to work out kinks on air, in real time, and the program’s overall audience still rests below 4 million, a demarcation point for CBS News management in the past.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
But responsible governance cannot consist of hoping everything works out.

— Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of work out

Verb

The battle between Sanford and GOAA became especially heated after the Sanford airfield applied to trademark its name and logo, succeeded, and GOAA filed an appeal.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
While large-scale fission energy plants have succeeded in generating energy at scale, fusion energy is another area that is gathering steam and could potentially solve the clean energy problem.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of succeed

Verb

Separately, Shaman likened El Niño to a large burner on a stovetop, heating the atmosphere across a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean and leading to more global heat extremes, particularly for next summer if current forecasts pan out.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Maybe some of those players — tight end Ben Sims, offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer, pass rusher Josh Uche and David Ojabo, and safety Zayne Anderson — pan out and become reliable starters for MIami.

— Omar Kelly August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pan out

Verb

The Gemini Moon moves through your 6th House of Work and Wellness and sextiles Saturn in your 4th House of Home, helping routines, chores, and household responsibilities click into place.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
The result is an AI stack that spends according to what the task actually needs, not what the employee happened to click.

— Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of click

Verb

Upon being asked to bend the knee, Aegon delivers a fiery speech asserting his magnificence.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Public firms that most fully internalized MSV—treating the current stock price as the master metric and stakeholders as constraints—often delivered mediocre long-term results and were disciplined by the market itself.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026