Synonyms for catch on
catch on

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1. catch onverb

   Antonyms:
   go the way of the dinosaurs

2. catch onverb

   He didn't have to explain; I caught on right away.

   Antonyms:
   go the way of the dinosaurs

3. catch onverb

   It's a crummy idea, and I certainly hope it does not catch on.

   Antonyms:
   go the way of the dinosaurs

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1. catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get itverb

   understand, usually after some initial difficulty

   "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"

   Synonyms:
   whirl around, topple, tip, break down, get onto, fasten on, latch on, collapse, cotton on, whirl, seize on, crumble, hook on, tumble, twig, take up, get it, get wise, crumple

2. catch onverb

   become popular

   "This fashion caught on in Paris"

   Synonyms:
   twig, tumble, get onto, get it, cotton on, get wise, latch on

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1. Marilyn Reeves:

   I think translating it will give them a chance to catch on to Navajo faster because they can see how it is used.

2. Suniya Luthar:

   Darling, it doesn't matter that you didn't make the advanced reading class, but if you don't really believe that, trust me, your kid is going to catch on, and fast.

3. Joe Walsh:

   I think this thing ... will catch on like wildfire.

4. Aaron Jordan:

   If it would catch on fire it would catch the building next to it on fire, it needs to be 10 feet away from the lot line.

5. Masahiro Takeda:

   The capybaras are the highlight of our zoo, so we're taking the Year of the Rat as an opportunity to push their popularity up even more, we're really hoping that this will catch on with people from all over the world visiting Japan too.