Synonyms for Catching

Synonyms for "catching" (163 found)

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Closest matches (33)

abduction alluring annexational appealing appetizing apprehension arrest attractive beguiling bewitching blandishing cajoling captivating catch charismatic charming coaxingcome hithercome-hither communicable

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confiscatory contagious

Noun(8 words)

acquire appeal attention-grabbing attract capture contagious contract contracting

Adjective(3 words)

communicable contagious contractable

Related words (81)

interesting intriguing invention inviting irresistible kidnapping locating location malign malignant mephitic mesmeric miasmal miasmatic miasmicmouth wateringmouth-watering nabbing noxious pandemic

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Noun(9 words)

mousetrapping seize seizure snare spotting spying striking transmissible trapping

Adjective(1 words)

taking

Adjective(2 words)

transmissible transmittable

Related word relations

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More general

17 entries

acquiring actionaesthetic propertyappeal attention discovery diseasedisease propertyfind getting illnessmedical propertynoticephysical actionplaying process

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More specific

13 entries

airborne attention-grabbingball catchingcold contact-transmissible engagement eye-catchingfish catchingflu grabbing noticeability snatching striking

Collocations

16 entries

ball catchingcatching a ballcatching a coldcatching a fishcatching abilitycatching attentioncatching diseasecatching eyecatching fevercatching firecatching headlinescatching mechanismcatching performancecatching public interestcatching techniquecatching up

Inflections

5 entries

catches catchier catchiest catchings caught

Derivations

10 entries

catch catchable catcher catches catchier catchiest catchiness catchingly catchingness caught

similar

1 entries

infectious

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm catching on.

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Which train are you catching?

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The traffic accident prevented me from catching the train.

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This TV show is catching on now.

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Catching