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snap up

VERB
exhilarate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
animate elate exalt excite thrill uplift
STRONG
boost buoy cheer commove delight enliven gladden inspire inspirit invigorate lift quicken rejoice send stimulate vitalize
WEAK
juice pep up perk up pick up put zip into turn on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deaden discourage
STRONG
bore depress dishearten dissuade dull enervate receive weaken
WEAK
agitate sadden upset worry
VERB
get
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring draw earn gain grab have land make obtain pick up pull realize receive score take win
STRONG
access accomplish acquire annex attain bag capture clear compass cop educe effect elicit evoke extort extract fetch glean hustle inherit net parlay procure reap secure snag snowball wangle
WEAK
bring in build up buy into buy off buy out cash in on chalk up clean up come by get hands on lock up make a buy make a killing rack up succeed to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
avoid drop forfeit give lose offer refuse reject release throw away
STRONG
abandon free give up let go push away relinquish surrender
WEAK
leave miss pass yield
VERB
grab
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capture catch clutch grasp grip seize snag snatch take
STRONG
collar corral glom grapple hook land nab nail pluck
WEAK
catch hold of get one's fingers on get one's hands on latch onto lay one's hands on take hold of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free let go release
STRONG
give liberate lose offer receive
VERB
invigorate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
energize enliven excite galvanize quicken reinforce rejuvenate restore revitalize strengthen vitalize
STRONG
activate animate brace exhilarate fortify freshen harden inspirit nerve rally refresh renew rouse stir trigger vivify
WEAK
buck up liven up pep up perk up pick up turn on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bore destroy discourage dissuade dull hurt retard tire weaken
STRONG
calm halt kill stop
WEAK
depress dishearten enervate

Example Sentences

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A venerable City of London institution is being snapped up by a U.S. asset manager in a nearly $14 billion deal that comes amid growing fears that AI will severely disrupt the finance sector.

From MarketWatch

A venerable City of London institution is being snapped up by a U.S. asset manager in a nearly $14 billion deal that comes amid growing fears that AI will severely disrupt the finance sector.

From MarketWatch

Jordan's production company Outlier Society snapped up the rights with Amazon to author Rebecca Yarros' fantasy novels, which have sold millions of copies globally in 40 languages.

From BBC

Llewelyn’s head snapped up, and they all took a step back to avoid the antlers.

From Literature

AI companies are gobbling up memory chips and other electronic parts, and makers of those parts are snapping up materials.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.