Synonyms of caught on (to)

caught on (to)

verb

past tense of catch on (to)

1

as in realized

to come to an awareness of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realized
• discovered
• heard
• got on (to)
• learned
• saw
• found
• found out
• ascertained
• got wind of
• tumbled (to)
• wised (up)
• hit (on or upon)
• detected
• figured out
• spotted
• puzzled (out)
• encountered
• doped (out)
• perceived
• calculated
• espied
• noted
• observed
• discerned
• descried
• divined
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• overlooked
• ignored
• disregarded
• forgot
• covered
• blotted out
• concealed
• hid
• screened
• veiled
• masked
• shrouded
• blanketed
• cloaked
• unlearned
• enshrouded
• curtained
• occulted

2

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• knew
• recognized
• deciphered
• saw
• comprehended
• grasped
• appreciated
• tumbled (to)
• got
• picked up on
• made out
• realized
• perceived
• conceived
• cottoned (to or on to)
• discerned
• sensed
• beheld
• made
• registered
• savvied
• seized
• assimilated
• decoded
• apprehended
• caught
• dug
• intuited
• grokked
• twigged
• compassed
• cognized
• took in
• absorbed
• digested
• fathomed
• penetrated
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misconstrued
• mistook
• misread
• misconceived
• misperceived
• misapprehended