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Definitions

snapped

[snapt] / snæpt /
ADJECTIVE
tight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
airtight fast short uncomfortable
WEAK
blind blocked bolted choking clumped cramping crushing cutting fastened firm fixed hermetic hermetically sealed impenetrable impermeable impervious locked nailed obstructed padlocked pinching plugged proof secure shrunken shut skintight slammed smothering sound stopped up tied tied-up watertight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loose
WEAK
open slack unsealed
ADJECTIVE
torn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
broken cracked damaged divided mangled ripped ruptured severed
STRONG
burst cleaved fractured gashed impaired lacerated ragged rent slashed sliced slit split wrenched
WEAK
shabby
Antonyms
STRONGEST
OK fixed unbroken working
WEAK
certain decided healed mended perfect resolute sure

Example Sentences

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Birotte snapped, questioning if he’d ever been a defense attorney.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Priestley responded saying his flat was available for rent and she should come to view it quickly before it was snapped up.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Instead of stretching and thinning like honey, the tar-like liquids suddenly snapped apart.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Biles, who turned 29 on March 14, revealed that she was spending the start of her birthday week at home in Texas, where she snapped several photos of the dwelling.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Clare’s head snapped up so fast, water flung off his whiskers.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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