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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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The designer, 72, snapped up the property for $2.8 million in 1991, and it served as his family home for decades.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The software company-turned-investment vehicle resumed regular purchases at the beginning of April following a brief pause that snapped a 13-week buying streak.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But they’ve snapped back on news of the tentative cease-fire.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

He picked up one of the thin branches he had snapped off and stripped all the leaves from it.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret