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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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

Politico reported that the Porter staff member snapped at by the congresswoman was not the source of the video provided to the news outlet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Parry snapped the image but "wished he'd never taken it", later abandoning his career as a photographer.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Branches snapped beneath his paws, brambles and leaves shuddered all around him.

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

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