Synonyms of catches on (to)

catches on (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of catch on (to)

1

as in realizes

to come to an awareness of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizes
• discovers
• gets on (to)
• sees
• hears
• learns
• finds
• finds out
• tumbles (to)
• ascertains
• gets wind of
• wises (up)
• figures out
• hits (on or upon)
• detects
• puzzles (out)
• encounters
• spots
• perceives
• notes
• espies
• dopes (out)
• divines
• calculates
• descries
• minds
• discerns
• observes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• overlooks
• ignores
• disregards
• forgets
• covers
• curtains
• blankets
• masks
• hides
• conceals
• screens
• blots out
• shrouds
• unlearns
• cloaks
• veils
• enshrouds
• occults

2

as in knows

to have a clear idea of

he finally caught on to the concept of phototaxis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knows
• understands
• recognizes
• deciphers
• sees
• comprehends
• appreciates
• tumbles (to)
• grasps
• gets
• senses
• realizes
• cottons (to or on to)
• makes out
• perceives
• picks up on
• conceives
• makes
• discerns
• twigs
• registers
• beholds
• seizes
• assimilates
• decodes
• intuits
• apprehends
• digs
• catches
• savvies
• cognizes
• groks
• takes in
• absorbs
• compasses
• digests
• penetrates
• fathoms
• pierces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• mistakes
• misunderstands
• misreads
• misconceives
• misinterprets
• misconstrues
• misperceives
• misapprehends