Catch and Miss

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Catch

Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: we tried to catch the kitten before she could sneak out the door
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Miss is an antonym for catch in topics: throw, ensnare, discover, contract an illness, come from behind and grab.
Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Miss

Miss verb - To fail to understand the true or actual meaning of.
Usage example: I think you're missing the point
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Catch is an antonym for miss.
Nearby Words: missed, missing
Similar words of catch

Similar words of miss

How words are described

good good catch good miss
best best catch best miss
better better catch better miss
common common catch common miss
Other adjectives: short, single, big, slight, bad, major, guaranteed, dropped, several.

Common collocations

reference catch reference miss reference
flight catch flight miss flight
train catch train miss train
time catch time miss time
Other words: way, bus, cat, enemy.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Eyeshield21, Otawara is the only one of the Ojou White Knights to never miss a single practice, because, well, idiots don't catch colds.
    Source: Idiots Cannot Catch Colds
  • Bullet Catch In X-Men: Days of Future Past, Quicksilver doesn't so much catch the bullets as push them out of the way with his finger, so they all miss the other mutants when he exits Bullet Time.
    Source: Bullet Catch
  • Missed the Bus They miss the train, catch the train in the wrong direction, fall asleep in the train and miss their stop... and arrive at the finals just before Nodoka's turn to play.
    Source: Missed the Bus
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Antonyms for catch


Antonyms for miss

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