caught
1 of 2 ˈkȯt 
past tense and past participle of catch
caught
2 of 2adjective
: pregnant —often used in the phrase get caught
Synonyms
Adjective
- big
- enceinte
- expectant
- expecting
- gone
- gravid
- heavy
- pregnant
- quick [archaic]
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Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1858, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing caught
Kids Definition
caught
past tense and past participle of catch
caught 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body after several years of trying to have a baby, the couple was surprised when they discovered she was caught Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pregnant
- gone
- expecting
- with young
- big
- with child
- expectant
- quick
- heavy
- gravid
- impregnated
- enceinte
- prenatal
- conceiving
- brooding
- gestational
- childbearing
- parturient
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- nonpregnant
- barren
- delivered
- infertile
- miscarrying
- aborting
2
as in arrested
taken and held prisoner after seeing how the caught soldiers had been treated, we resolved never to be taken alive Synonyms & Similar Words
- arrested
- jailed
- imprisoned
- captured
- captive
- interned
- apprehended
- incarcerated
- confined
- behind bars
- kidnaped
- kidnapped
- trapped
- bound
- ensnared
- enslaved
- occupied
- abducted
- subdued
- indentured
- subjugated
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- free
- released
- unrestrained
- freed
- delivered
- liberated
- unconfined
- emancipated
- paroled
- enfranchised
caught
2 of 2verb
1
as in grabbed
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door Synonyms & Similar Words
- grabbed
- snatched
- captured
- seized
- got
- landed
- snagged
- trapped
- nabbed
- snared
- hooked
- corralled
- copped
- netted
- nailed
- rapped
- grappled
- bagged
- arrested
- collared
- glommed
- nobbled
- apprehended
- held
- grasped
- roped
- took hold (of)
- snapped (up)
- lassoed
- detained
- gripped
- clutched
- cornered
- ensnared
- secured
- kidnapped
- haltered
- gloved
- entrapped
- entangled
- enmeshed
- abducted
- clasped
- fisted
- bayed
- wrested
- rent
- meshed
- kidnaped
- rended
- immeshed
- fastened (on)
- latched (on or onto)
- spirited (away or off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missed
- released
- dropped
- freed
- discharged
- liberated
- loosened
- unhanded
2
as in got
to become affected with (a disease or disorder) you'll catch the flu for sure if you don't get a shot Synonyms & Similar Words
- got
- contracted
- took
- went down (with)
- came down (with)
- sickened (with)
- failed
- languished
- worsened
- sunk
- weakened
- sank
- wilted
- broke out (with)
- withered
- succumbed (to)
- died (from)
- wasted (away)
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- recovered
- gained
- came back
- healed
- recouped
- recuperated
- recovered (from)
- mended
- rebounded
- snapped back
- shook (off)
- rallied
3
as in stopped
to bring (something) to a standstill I caught myself just as I was about to step into the freshly poured concrete Synonyms & Similar Words
- stopped
- halted
- stalled
- arrested
- stayed
- checked
- blocked
- suspended
- snagged
- stilled
- drew up
- hindered
- held
- pulled up
- brought up
- ended
- held up
- fetched up
- impeded
- baffled
- obstructed
- detained
- balked
- concluded
- stemmed
- held back
- clogged
- dammed
- terminated
- blockaded
- called
- cut off
- squashed
- suppressed
- squelched
- turned back
- discontinued
- bottlenecked
- stunted
- choked off
- repressed
- staunched
- stanched
- reined (in)
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- continued
- persisted
- kept (on)
- moved
- kept up
- marched
- proceeded
- progressed
- pushed
- advanced
- went along
- followed through (with)
- stirred
- drove
- spurred
- goaded
- propelled
- fared
- ran on
- carried on
- wended
- impelled
- actuated
- budged
4
as in secured
to put securely in place or in a desired position caught back her hair with a barrette Synonyms & Similar Words
- secured
- fastened
- hitched
- clamped
- anchored
- fixed
- moored
- set
- stuffed
- wedged
- embedded
- lodged
- implanted
- entrenched
- imbedded
- engrained
- ingrained
- intrenched
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- pulled
- loosened
- loosed
- unloosed
- unfastened
- extracted
- yanked
- unloosened
- uprooted
- tore (out)
- pried
- prized
- wrested
- rooted (out)
- unfixed
5
as in knew
to have a clear idea of I didn't catch the point you were making about our nation's foreign policy Synonyms & Similar Words
- knew
- understood
- saw
- recognized
- deciphered
- grasped
- got
- comprehended
- realized
- apprehended
- appreciated
- discerned
- seized
- sensed
- perceived
- conceived
- made
- beheld
- dug
- made out
- twigged
- intuited
- registered
- assimilated
- decoded
- savvied
- grokked
- caught on (to)
- absorbed
- picked up on
- compassed
- cognized
- digested
- tumbled (to)
- cottoned (to or on to)
- penetrated
- fathomed
- took in
- pierced
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- missed
- misunderstood
- mistook
- misinterpreted
- misread
- misconstrued
- misconceived
- misperceived
- misapprehended
6
as in tricked
to cause to believe what is untrue a number of media outlets were caught by the woman's hard-luck story Synonyms & Similar Words
- tricked
- fooled
- deceived
- teased
- misled
- duped
- suckered
- kidded
- juggled
- hoodwinked
- snookered
- stung
- bamboozled
- conned
- strung along
- gaffed
- deluded
- cheated
- gulled
- bluffed
- sucked in
- had
- beguiled
- misinformed
- misguided
- humbugged
- snowed
- burned
- hoaxed
- cozened
- buffaloed
- gammoned
- burnt
- had on
- spoofed
- hornswoggled
- took in
- stuck
- faked out
- pulled one's leg
- hustled
- did a number on
- swindled
- shortchanged
- pulled the wool over one's eyes
- rooked
- defrauded
- led one up the garden path
- put on
- led one down the garden path
- fleeced
- mulcted
- diddled
- euchred
- skinned
- bled
- squeezed
- flimflammed
- chiseled
- chiselled
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- exposed
- revealed
- uncovered
- undeceived
- unmasked
- told
- disclosed
- divulged
- unveiled
- debunked
- disabused
- disillusioned
- disenchanted
- uncloaked
- showed up
7
as in encountered
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face I'll catch you at the library tomorrow Synonyms & Similar Words
- encountered
- met
- confronted
- greeted
- ran across
- bumped into
- ran into
- ran upon
- faced
- accosted
- passed
- saluted
- crossed
- stumbled (upon)
- crossed paths (with)
- happened (upon)
- crisscrossed
- chanced (upon)
- reencountered
- re-encountered
- remet
- collided (with)
- crashed (into)
- hit (upon)
- lit (upon)
- lighted (upon)
- tumbled (to)
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- escaped
- avoided
- evaded
- shook
- eluded
- ducked
- shunned
- dodged
8
as in spotted
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes I looked out the window just in time to catch the neighbor's dog digging up my flower bed Synonyms & Similar Words
- spotted
- noticed
- saw
- eyed
- regarded
- spied
- remarked
- espied
- sighted
- viewed
- observed
- watched
- noted
- witnessed
- beheld
- discerned
- perceived
- descried
- identified
- distinguished
- considered
- got a load of
- laid eyes on
- picked out
- looked (at)
- set eyes on
- scanned
- glimpsed
- studied
- made out
- examined
- inspected
- marked
- scrutinized
- surveyed
- heeded
- picked up
- minded
- attended (to)
- peered (at)
- glanced (at)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ignored
- missed
- neglected
- disregarded
- overlooked
- passed over
- overpassed
9
as in chased
to move fast enough to get even with despite the suspect's considerable lead, the fleet-footed police officer was able to catch him and make an arrest Synonyms & Similar Words
- chased
- overtook
- pursued
- reached
- overhauled
- caught up (with)
- passed
- gained
- surpassed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fell short
- undergowns
- undergrad
- undergrade
- undergrads
- undergraduate
- undergraduates
- undergraduateship
- undergraduette
- undergraduettes
- undergreen
- undergroom
- underground
- Underground Railroad
- underground railway
- undergrounder
- undergrounders
- undergrounds
- undergrove
- undergroves
- undergrow
- undergrowing
- undergrown
- undergrows
- undergrowth
- undergrowths