Caught and Released

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Caught adjective - Taken and held prisoner.

Usage example: after seeing how the caught soldiers had been treated, we resolved never to be taken alive

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Released is an antonym for caught.

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Caught is an antonym for released.

Nearby Words: release, releasing

They can be used to get good equipment early... and in some instances of the glitch, even if the men are caught and released, they will always appear with their trademark equipment, making them useful money farms as well.

Source: Good Bad Bugs / Role-Playing Game
Originally, Peter wouldn't have caught the virus and it would have been released, causing the bad future he foresaw.

Source: Seasonal Rot / Live-Action TV
He caught several Meowth and an Exeggcute... and promptly released them while trying to retrieve them.

Source: Lets Play / Twitch Plays Pokémon Red Anniversary

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Released and Caught. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/caught/released

Caught & Released. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/caught/released>.

Released or Caught. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/caught/released.

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