uncaught
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not captured or apprehended: "uncaught" describes someone or something that has not been seized, trapped, or taken into custody.
- Not intercepted: In sports or games, "uncaught" refers to an object (such as a ball) that has not been caught by a player.
- Not noticed or recorded: In computing or data processing, "uncaught" describes an error or exception that has not been handled or captured by a program.
Usage Examples
- (The prisoner was not apprehended by authorities.)
- (The ball was not caught by any receiver.)
- (The error was not handled by the software.)
Advanced Usage
"to go uncaught": to remain free from capture or detection.
- The thief managed to go uncaught despite the police investigation. (The thief was not caught.)
"uncaught error": in programming, an error that is not caught by a try-catch block.
- An uncaught error caused the application to terminate unexpectedly. (The error was not handled.)
Variants and Related Words
Catch (v): to capture, seize, or intercept.
- He tried to catch the ball but missed. (He attempted to intercept it.)
Catchable (adj): capable of being caught.
- The pass was catchable, but the receiver dropped it. (It could have been intercepted.)
Uncatchable (adj): not able to be caught.
- The fish was uncatchable due to its speed. (It could not be captured.)
Synonyms
- Uncaptured: not taken into custody.
- Unapprehended: not arrested or seized (formal).
- Unintercepted: not caught in transit (especially in sports).
Antonyms
- Caught: captured or intercepted.
- Apprehended: taken into custody.
- Intercepted: caught in transit.
Related Idioms
To slip through the net: to escape detection or capture.
- The suspect slipped through the net and remained uncaught. (He escaped the police search.)
To fly under the radar: to go unnoticed or undetected.
- The hacker flew under the radar for years, remaining uncaught. (He avoided detection.)