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catchable Antonyms

Opposite of catchable

Because the opposite of catchable shifts with each meaning, the antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Capable of being caught, seized, captured, or intercepted, especially of a thrown ball in sports or a fleeing person or animal.

Usage Example

"The quarterback threw a perfectly uncatchable pass, but the receiver lost sight of it in the sun."

Strongest
uncatchable
Strong
elusive
out of reach

• adjective (Context 2)

Capable of being contracted or transmitted from one person or organism to another (of a disease or infection).

Usage Example

"Parents kept their children home from daycare after learning the rash was easily noncontagious."

Strongest
noncontagious
noncommunicable
noninfectious

Similar words to catchable

Words similar to catchable shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

catching
contagious
infectious
transmissible
communicable
capturable
reachable
attainable
See all synonyms of catchable

• Nearby Words

catcall
catcalling
catch
catchable
catchall
catcher
catchily

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Catchable. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/catchable
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