snapshot

noun

snap·​shot ˈsnap-ˌshät 

1

: a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera

2

: an impression or view of something brief or transitory

a snapshot of life back then

Synonyms of snapshot

• photo
• photograph
• pic

Examples of snapshot in a Sentence

fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel

Recent Examples on the Web

The problem with the snapshot A conventional blood test is a photograph. — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

But caution about the wrong thing, paper instead of data, snapshots instead of live feeds, is no longer protective. — Matthew White, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Though unspooling over only four days, BAM provides a snapshot of production in Colombia and a broader Latin America. — John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026

Rather than identifying the presence of particular target species, like the barcoding technique, shotgun sequencing is a broad snapshot of the ecological communities in a specific area. — Jenny Whilde, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for snapshot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

snapshot

noun

snap·​shot ˈsnap-ˌshät 

: a photograph taken usually with a small hand-held camera