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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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Atlanta snapped a three-game skid and ended Los Angeles’ three-game winning streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Gasps turned to cheers as his safety brake snapped into place, halting the fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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

Barrymore, 51, snapped up the six-bedroom, nine-bathroom property for $4.4 million in 2024, according to property records.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“Jay Berry,” she snapped, “you won’t think it’s so funny if I make you go to your room and do without your supper.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls