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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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His firm snapped up tens of millions of dollars worth of stocks, including Tesla, Amazon and Oracle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

That same year, he snapped up two bayfront houses in Coconut Grove for $106.9 million, before also buying up multiple parcels of land on Star Island for a combined $169 million.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

If, at the start of the season, you had offered this position to Arteta and all Arsenal supporters with six games to go, then they would have snapped your fingers off.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“James Bond” actor Daniel Craig and his wife, Rachel Weisz, have quietly sold their longtime Brooklyn townhouse for $11.8 million—nearly a decade after they snapped up the historical abode for just over half that price.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

A moment later his hand snapped to his forehead in a salute.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin