Catch and Scape

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Catch verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

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Scape is an antonym for catch.

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Scape verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

Usage example: the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high

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Catch is an antonym for scape.

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Scape and Catch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch/scape

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