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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It also snapped a four-quarter streak of declines.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

In mid-April, shares snapped a painful eight-week losing streak.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Maybe you’ve even snapped a selfie and posted it.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

He snapped over 10,000 photos, including cityscapes of Philadelphia and New York, along with President Calvin Coolidge’s 1928 visit to Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Mom cleared her throat, and Salzburg snapped his mouth shut with an audible click.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

snapped

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