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

An urge strong enough to pull me away from the kitchen, grab my computer, and steal a table outside to scribble out my thoughts.

— Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
The video then shows the deputy grabbing the wallet and opening it, showing Bolduc and the bodycam the contents.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of grab

Verb

The animal was far from sprinting, instead taking a relaxed stroll at a speed surprisingly comparable to a human walking briskly to catch a bus.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Douglas, who had five catches for 94 yards in the opener, was targeted just three times, catching two for 19 yards and dropping the third.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of catch

Verb

Raytron’s new approach focuses specifically on infrared imagery, where temperature, heat distribution and thermal signatures provide information that conventional visible-light cameras cannot capture.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Once victims entered their credentials, the attackers could capture that information.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of capture

Verb

The charges stemmed from fighting more than a decade ago between the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels who seized power from then-President François Bozizé, and a mainly Christian militia called the anti-Balaka.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Confession has also been a way for artists to seize authority from systems that preferred them silent, decorative, or safely explained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of seize

Verb

Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
Even if Xi’s trip proves to be more form than function, Lyle Goldstein, the director of the Asia Program at Defense Priorities, argued that getting the pair in the same room is a step in the right direction.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

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