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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The duo snapped up the 10,433-square-foot home, which has a own tennis court, for $8 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Instead, the squad headed to one of the country's famed fjords to be snapped head-to-toe in authentic Viking dress, with weapons and shields to boot.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

How many shares they get to dole out will depend on how much is snapped up first by institutional investors and the ultrarich.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Wells snapped up 48,400 shares at prices ranging from $24.19 to $24.25 apiece, or roughly $1.2 million in total, a securities filing External link shows.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“Is this a public schoolroom,” Aunt Fanny snapped, “or ain’t it?”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

snapped

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