Catch
Catch verb - To move fast enough to get even with.
Usage example: despite the suspect's considerable lead, the fleet-footed police officer was able to catch him and make an arrest
Reach is a synonym for catch in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Reach" instead a verb "Catch", when it comes to topics like catch up with, come from behind and grab.
Reach
Reach verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.
Catch is a synonym for reach in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Catch" instead a verb "Reach", if it concerns topics such as catch up with.
How words are described
| good | good catch | good reach |
| musical | musical catch | musical reach |
| full | full catch | full reach |
| best | best catch | best reach |
| Other adjectives: long, better, similar, short, small, big, great, huge, little, impressive, easy, extra, different, several. | ||
Common collocations
| way | catch way | reach way |
Both words in one sentence
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Then, just as Matilda is about to catch up with Nigel, the Deinosuchus lunges out of the water at Matilda, barely missing, giving Nigel enough time to reach safety and lock Matilda into a paddock.
Source: Series / Prehistoric Park -
Coldplay's "Paradise" mentions this trope by name: "When she was a girl/She expected the world/But it flew away from her reach/And the bullets catch in her teeth."
Source: Bullet Catch - The travellator at the end of the Eliminator in the revival provided a snitch-within-a-snitch: failing to reach the top on your first try all but guaranteed that your opponent would catch up with you.
Source: Series / American Gladiators
Cite this Source
Reach and Catch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/reach
Catch & Reach. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/reach>.
Reach or Catch. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/reach.
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