Caught

/kɔːt/

Synonyms for "caught" (55 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Verb(6 words)

acquire arrested busted capture captured comprehend

aground anchored arrested chained charmed

Strong matches (17)

Verb(7 words)

contract discovered enmeshed ensnared exposed grab grasp

enchanted enthralled fascinated fast fastened fixed foul gripped grounded held

Related words (27)

high and dryhypnotized impacted inextricable jammed mesmerized moored packed rapt spellbound stranded stuckstuck fasttethered tied transfixed wedged

Verb(9 words)

involved seize seized snagged snared startled surprised trawled understand

Adjective(1 words)

mousetrapped

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

cognition condition diseaseemotional stateillness infection perceptionphysical actionstate understanding

More specific

14 entries

cold comprehend compromised discovered entangled exposed flu grasp nab shocked snared snatch startled trapped

Collocations

11 entries

catch a coldcatch firecatch sight ofcatch upcatch up withcaught criminalscaught datacaught fishcaught samplescaught specimenscaught thieves

Inflections

2 entries

catches catching

Derivations

10 entries

catch catchable catcher catchily catchiness catching catchment catchword catchy uncaught

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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It caught me off guard; I didn't know what to do.

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The headline caught my eye this morning.

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The teacher caught the student cheating on the examination.

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The fisherman exaggerated the size of the fish he had caught.

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