SNAP (UP) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

snap (up)

verb

Definition of snap (up)

as in to grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly I snapped up the last remaining cupcake before anyone else could get their mitts on it

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Verb

With the back tyre in the water, grab the front brake and stand up off the bike.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
Ethiopian content creator Kalu Putik has grabbed the attention of the fashion world with his outfits made from old clothes, shoes, and garbage scraps.

— Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of grab

Verb

Anaplasmosis can also cause severe illness, including respiratory failure, bleeding problems, organ failure and death, though it can also be treated with antibiotics, especially if caught early.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
For many who are caught in, recovering from or trying to avoid the next heatwave, their prayers for rain might well be answered.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

Definition of catch

Verb

Twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan capture their fourth straight major with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo at Wimbledon.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Surveillance cameras captured a person dressed in dark clothing on a nearby roof overlooking the courtyard less than ten minutes before the killing, prosecutors said in charging documents.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of capture

Verb

At one point, Nelson appears to snatch the other driver’s sunglasses from his forehead and heave them across the parking lot.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Egypt exited the tournament but claimed it had been treated unfairly after Argentina overturned a 2-0 deficit to snatch victory with a stoppage-time winner from Enzo Fernández.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 July 2026

Definition of snatch

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Arthur Kaluma seized his Summer League moment in Las Vegas, scoring 34 points in the Lakers’ 91-70 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
And some have responded by seizing the female obsession with looks, already rooted in misogyny, and rebranding it with maximum toxicity—in other words, by becoming looksmaxxers.

— Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Definition of seize

Verb

The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

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