Synonyms of catch on (to)

catch on (to)

verb

1

as in to realize

to come to an awareness of

she caught on to the fact that they were planning a surprise party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realize
• discover
• see
• get on (to)
• hear
• learn
• find out
• find
• ascertain
• wise (up)
• get wind of
• tumble (to)
• hit (on or upon)
• figure out
• detect
• spot
• encounter
• puzzle (out)
• perceive
• divine
• dope (out)
• calculate
• espy
• discern
• descry
• note
• observe
• mind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• ignore
• overlook
• disregard
• forget
• cover
• hide
• conceal
• curtain
• veil
• mask
• screen
• blot out
• cloak
• unlearn
• blanket
• occult
• shroud
• enshroud

2

as in to know

to have a clear idea of

he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• know
• understand
• decipher
• recognize
• see
• comprehend
• cotton (to or on to)
• appreciate
• grasp
• tumble (to)
• get
• realize
• make out
• perceive
• sense
• discern
• conceive
• pick up on
• make
• assimilate
• register
• apprehend
• seize
• decode
• behold
• twig
• dig
• catch
• compass
• intuit
• savvy
• grok
• cognize
• take in
• absorb
• fathom
• digest
• penetrate
• pierce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• misunderstand
• misread
• mistake
• misinterpret
• misconstrue
• misperceive
• misconceive
• misapprehend