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

These levels can now be measured simultaneously in many cells using a technique called single-cell RNA sequencing, which supplies a snapshot of all the different RNA molecules each cell contains. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

The poster and key image from the film is a smiling snapshot of Mihai and Lisbet with their children, a seemingly happy family. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

McKeown offers audiences a beautiful snapshot of an eroding but close-knit community and a man determined to save it. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

The detail in this snapshot really highlights the chaos happening within the nebula, nicknamed the Flower Bud Nebula. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 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