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 Per the New York Post, Jeronimo-Rojas acknowledged he was caught on surveillance footage but denied the rape and the robbery. — Preston Mizell , James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 But remote work didn’t really catch on because of a longstanding butts-in-chair culture. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026 Surely the toys, no matter how limited their purview, would have caught on by now, too? — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 June 2026 Texas center fielder Dariyan Pendergrass attempted a diving catch on Ryan Black's fly to start the inning. — CBS News, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for catch on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for catch on

Verb

The film uses aspects of genre and horror to drive home its worldview, yet there is hope through the grime and the bodily fluids that things could work out.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 July 2026
That's good news for drivers and crews working out in this heat.

— Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of work out

Verb

One tractor-trailer went over a concrete barrier and was left teetering while a big rig pulling double trailers sustained damage that tore open both trailers, CHP dispatch logs showed.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Its staff then goes over the data on health care costs and utilization to determine what rates will allow the companies’ insurance plans to remain stable without overcharging.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 July 2026

Definition of go over

Verb

Only when McDaniels parlayed that into a head-coaching gig with the Raiders before the ’22 season, the wheels came off.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
Langford’s leadoff homer and Burger’s three-run shot came off Bryan King (2-2) after the Astros had rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to tie the score in the seventh inning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of come off

Verb

The burglars removed property, but did succeed in trying to take the ATM, police said.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Even after bones heal and surgeries succeed, experts say recovery can mean coming to terms with what injuries have changed and giving yourself permission to grieve those losses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of succeed

Verb

Already large clinical trials are testing if certain drugs could prevent or at least delay the disease — and if any of those pan out, doctors will need an easy way to tell who should try them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Dalí’s wife Gala was a tarot reader, so perhaps this is one of the reasons why he was drawn to the project even after the film commission didn’t pan out.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 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