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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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Snapped up as a songwriter, she was working with R&B artists like Flo and Nao until a meeting about her next project took an unexpected turn.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Snapped slump of nine games with three goals or fewer scored by notching consecutive six-goal tallies in victories to stay ahead of Calgary in points percentage race for final Western Conference playoff spot.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Snapped branches covered a sheriff’s vehicle on Saturday.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

Snapped out of the moment, you suddenly register the existence of other people, other relationships, a whole city pulsing outside.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022

Snapped and snarled whenever he’d had the chance.

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