catchy

adjective

ˈka-chē 

ˈke-chē

catchier; catchiest

1

a

: tending to catch the interest or attention

a catchy title

b

: easily retained in the memory

a catchy melody

2

: fitful, irregular

catchy breathing

3

: tricky

a catchy question

catchiness noun

the song's catchiness

Synonyms

• arresting
• bodacious
• bold
• brilliant
• commanding
• conspicuous
• dramatic
• emphatic
• eye-catching
• flamboyant
• grabby
• kenspeckle [chiefly Scottish]
• marked
• noisy
• noticeable
• prominent
• pronounced
• remarkable
• showy
• splashy
• striking

Examples of catchy in a Sentence

I can't think of a catchy name for my blog.

The new slogan isn't as catchy as the old one.

Recent Examples on the Web

Purpose is often treated like a slogan, something catchy to put on a website or slide deck. —Filomena Di Luise, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

Sabrina Carpenter and Quinta Brunson teamed up for a catchy musical tribute to short people during Saturday Night Live on May 3. —Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 4 May 2025

An Armed and Legged Fish: How Steve, a French cartoon with a catchy theme song, became a TikTok star. —Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 2 May 2025

This took a while to reach North America and EU players, but made a splash regardless thanks to the colorful and ambitious (back then) presentation, catchy soundtrack, tight controls, and mold-breaking level design. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for catchy

• patchy
• scratchy
• apache
• malachi

Kids Definition

catchy

adjective

ˈkach-ē 

ˈkech-ē

catchier; catchiest

1

: likely to attract attention

2

: easily remembered

catchy lyrics

3

: tricky sense 2

a catchy question