Catch and Gimmick

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Catch noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.

Usage example: the catch is that you have to come up with the money by tomorrow

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Gimmick is a synonym for catch. In some cases you can use "Gimmick" instead a noun "Catch".

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Gimmick noun - A danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized.

Usage example: the deal sounds too good to be true, so make sure there aren't any gimmicks

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Catch is a synonym for gimmick in scheme topic. You can use "Catch" instead a noun "Gimmick".

Nearby Words: gimmicky, gimmickry

old	old catch	old gimmick
good	good catch	good gimmick
long	long catch	long gimmick
similar	similar catch	similar gimmick
Other adjectives: common, specific, current, top, single, real, successful, big, great, little, bad, main, interesting, famous, new, unique, major, different.

There are a great many reasons why the marble gimmick could never catch on or be legally practiced in the United States.

Source: Dan Browned
When he was told otherwise, he put the lid on the gimmick, thinking it wouldn't catch on, despite the fact that it had been getting over well for a few weeks at that point.

Source: Two Decades Behind
Eure described the picture as "one of the hardest ones I've ever seen on Finders Keepers."note The contestants did eventually catch on to the picture's gimmick and found three out of five objects.

Source: Series / Finders Keepers

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