/ Thesaurus / L Synonyms of latch on Find synonyms for: Verb1. latch on, grasp, hold onusage: take hold of or attach to; "The biochip latches onto the genes"2. take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on, espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep upusage: adopt; "take up new ideas"3. catch on, get wise, get onto, tumble, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it, grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendusage: understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: imprudent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language