Synonyms of catching on (to)

catching on (to)

verb

present participle of catch on (to)

1

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizing
• discovering
• getting on (to)
• seeing
• hearing
• learning
• finding out
• finding
• getting wind of
• ascertaining
• tumbling (to)
• wising (up)
• hitting (on or upon)
• figuring out
• detecting
• doping (out)
• puzzling (out)
• spotting
• encountering
• perceiving
• calculating
• espying
• discerning
• noting
• divining
• observing
• descrying
• minding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• overlooking
• ignoring
• disregarding
• forgetting
• blotting out
• covering
• hiding
• concealing
• screening
• masking
• blanketing
• unlearning
• shrouding
• veiling
• cloaking
• occulting
• enshrouding
• curtaining

2

as in knowing

to have a clear idea of

he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knowing
• understanding
• deciphering
• recognizing
• seeing
• tumbling (to)
• comprehending
• grasping
• appreciating
• making out
• getting
• cottoning (to or on to)
• picking up on
• realizing
• sensing
• discerning
• perceiving
• decoding
• conceiving
• making
• beholding
• apprehending
• assimilating
• registering
• digging
• seizing
• taking in
• savvying
• intuiting
• catching
• compassing
• cognizing
• twigging
• grokking
• absorbing
• digesting
• penetrating
• fathoming
• piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• misunderstanding
• misinterpreting
• mistaking
• misreading
• misconstruing
• misconceiving
• misperceiving
• misapprehending