Catch up and Repel

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Catch up verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.

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Repel is an antonym for catch up in topics: entrance, captivate.

Repel verb - To drive back.

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Catch up is an antonym for repel.

Nearby Words: repelled, repelling

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Repel and Catch up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/catch_up/repel

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