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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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He says the way he "snapped out" of the situation was to show himself "grace".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

The company also reportedly walked away from Seagen before Pfizer snapped it up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The S&P 500 dipped 0.1% and snapped a seven-session winning streak.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

“Pick it up,” I said, which usually snapped them into motion, but this time they didn’t move.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen