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

Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kris Jenner uploaded their own snapshots from the trip. —Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025

Spanning from the late short story writer Eudora Welty to the more au courant Zendaya, the portraits were also snapshots of time. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

Editors want a quick snapshot of what resonated without juggling multiple dashboards or manual exports. —Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 6 Nov. 2025

Private-sector job creation bounced back in October, according to a snapshot of the labor market that has become more closely watched in the absence of official federal jobs data. —Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025

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