Synonyms of snagging

snagging

verb

present participle of snag

as in grabbing

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

often late for work, I generally snag a bagel as I run out the door in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• snatching
• seizing
• capturing
• getting
• landing
• nabbing
• snaring
• trapping
• hooking
• bagging
• netting
• corralling
• nailing
• grappling
• copping
• collaring
• rapping
• snapping (up)
• taking hold (of)
• glomming
• grasping
• holding
• clutching
• securing
• nobbling
• arresting
• detaining
• apprehending
• roping
• gripping
• lassoing
• clasping
• gloving
• cornering
• ensnaring
• entangling
• kidnapping
• rending
• abducting
• entrapping
• haltering
• baying
• wresting
• fastening (on)
• latching (on or onto)
• meshing
• fisting
• enmeshing
• spiriting (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• releasing
• discharging
• freeing
• dropping
• liberating
• loosening
• unhanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snagging

There are people like Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy snagging headlines for multi-million dollar payouts. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Whether your suitcase needs an upgrade or your travel wardrobe could use a seasonal refresh, there are plenty of steep markdowns worth snagging before Labor Day weekend comes to a close. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

Few character intros in movie history are better than Indiana Jones snagging that golden idol before being promptly chased by a giant boulder and a tribe of blowdart-wielding warriors. — Frank Deruggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Don’t even think about jumpstarting your fall wardrobe without snagging the perfect walking shoes first. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026

This is considered the J Batt Bowl, with the Wildcats snagging the Spartans’ athletic director this summer, and thus should be played in his hometown. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

The nuptials took place at Peter Gabriel‘s Real World Studios outside Bath, Gloucestershire, with Sabrina Carpenter and Jack Antonoff also snagging invitations. — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

His flagship restaurant in Oakland’s Temescal district, Burdell, has won a number of accolades – snagging first place in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 restaurants list for 2025 and also Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year for 2024. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

For some college students in Miami, snagging a job interview may not be the only challenge in pursuing a career. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026