Antonyms for catch oncatch 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

How to use catch on in a sentence?

1. Corbin Williams:

   I noticed cigarette burn holes in my cabana's roof, I assumed they had been flicked from above balconies, and I had that exact thought, that these things could catch on fire.

2. Philip Truett:

   Some people think steel shafts will catch on, but I don't want to rush into it.

3. Dave Barry:

   Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

4. Joe Walsh:

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

5. 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.

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