SNAPPED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

snapped

verb

past tense of snap

as in barked

to speak sharply or irritably the shopkeeper finally snapped at one customer who couldn't seem to make up his mind

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as in popped

to break suddenly with an explosive sound the fragile twig snapped in her hands

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as in photographed

to take a photograph of be sure to snap everything you see on your vacation, and then you can show us

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as in changed

to pass from one form, state, or level to another she abruptly snapped alert

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Recent Examples of snapped While brushing her teeth, Sweeny snapped a photo of herself in a gray cardigan, buttoned half-way down. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 The happy pair were snapped having a ball at the Golden Globe Awards in 2017. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Tehran's declarations snapped another fragile thread as the war shows no end in sight. — Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026 Scheffler’s round of even-par 70 snapped a streak of six Open rounds in the 60s — one shy of Ernie Els’ Open Championship record. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Jensen’s clutch single was the exclamation point as KC improved to 40-59 and snapped a five-game losing streak. — Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026 Tehran’s declarations snapped another fragile thread as the war shows no end in sight. — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026 The lone goal allowed by goalkeeper Unai Simón was in the quarterfinal game against Belgium that snapped his World Cup record of 650 scoreless minutes. — Stephen Hawkins, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 The New York Yankees snapped Jose Contreras’ winning streak at 17 decisions with a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

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Outside, the guards were often genial and chatty; inside, visitors were treated as objects of suspicion, barked at and insulted.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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Other rooms affected include the Yellow Drawing Room and the Centre Room, the latter of which was photographed recently when Queen Camilla hosted a reception in honor of the 75th anniversary of the English National Ballet.

— Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
Mark Zuckerberg was still a hoodied Harvard-dropout tech phenom—not yet known for his Cuban-link chains and congressional testimonies—when Shur photographed him for Wired, at Facebook’s headquarters.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 21 July 2026

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Leon Murray, a passenger on the ferry, told local news outlet Ignite News that about four hours after leaving Georgetown, someone shouted that the boat was sinking.

— Reuters, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Frank Micelotta / Disney via Getty Images During his first acceptance speech, Brunson shouted out his family before thanking his coaches and ⁠teammates.

— Reuters, NBC news, 16 July 2026

Definition of shouted

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But overall, has the focus shifted away from set pieces across recent World Cups?

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
De la Fuente wisely shifted to a more tiki-taka-esque focus with a stout defense moving forward and hoped that his wingers would get healthy as the tournament progressed.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of shifted

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Explanations as to why he was fired have varied widely from the defense minister allegedly being too corrupt, not corrupt enough, too combative with army leadership, too showy, too popular, and too in the clouds on military matters.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
How immigration officers use force The ways officers deployed force varied widely.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 16 July 2026

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