Synonyms of snaps

snaps 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of snap

1

as in barks

to speak sharply or irritably

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barks
• shouts
• snarls
• yells
• screams
• growls
• shrieks
• grumbles
• roars
• rants
• sputters
• raves
• rages
• explodes
• fulminates
• vituperates
• vents
• flips (out)
• flares (up)
• tees off
• storms
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms (down)
• simmers down

2

as in pops

to break suddenly with an explosive sound

the fragile twig snapped in her hands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pops
• cracks
• splits
• explodes
• crackles
• clicks
• bursts
• shatters
• hisses
• rends
• sputters
• rives
• sizzles
• clatters
• clacks

3

as in photographs

to take a photograph of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photographs
• photos
• pictures
• shoots
• films
• images
• mugs
• retakes
• rephotographs
• videotapes

4

as in changes

to pass from one form, state, or level to another

she abruptly snapped alert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• changes
• shifts
• varies
• fluctuates
• morphs
• mutates
• improves
• transmutes
• deteriorates
• turns around
• metamorphoses
• vacillates
• worsens
• betters
• wavers
• seesaws
• teeters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stabilizes
• plateaus

snaps

2 of 2

noun

plural of snap

1

as in claps

a loud explosive sound

the plastic coat hook broke off with a loud snap when he tried to hang the heavy bag on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• claps
• bangs
• booms
• pops
• blasts
• crashes
• slams
• reports
• cracks
• thunderclaps
• thwacks
• whacks
• roars
• taps
• knocks
• smashes
• whumps
• whomps
• clashes
• clangs
• howls
• thunks
• clanks
• whams
• raps
• outcries
• clamors
• blares
• clangors
• uproars
• hue and cries
• tumults
• hubbubs
• hullabaloos

2

as in photos

a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera

took several snaps of his family for the scrapbook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photos
• photographs
• snapshots
• pics
• prints
• shots
• stills
• enlargements
• blowups
• close-ups
• daguerreotypes
• tintypes
• monochromes
• telephotos
• sepias
• ferrotypes

3

as in splashes

a very small amount

I don't care a snap about gossip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• touches
• glimmers
• little
• hints
• licks
• specks
• sprinklings
• bits
• dabs
• traces
• sparks
• nips
• bites
• particles
• handfuls
• streaks
• shades
• drops
• shadows
• shreds
• ounces
• pinches
• rays
• smacks
• flecks
• slivers
• crumbs
• spots
• smells
• peanuts
• spatters
• driblets
• dashes
• strains
• drams
• suspicions
• scruples
• soupçons
• aces
• skoshes
• parts
• scintillas
• mites
• smidgens
• drops in the bucket
• molecules
• patches
• dots
• jots
• syllables
• doses
• nibbles
• scraps
• portions
• fragments
• tastes
• grains
• granules
• atoms
• nubbins
• sections
• vestiges
• minima
• semblances
• hoots
• minims
• modicums
• whits
• morsels
• motes
• scatterings
• shivers
• chips
• splinters
• clippings
• shards
• smatterings
• shots
• flyspecks
• flakes
• iotas
• tittles
• shavings
• smatters
• tatters
• parings
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• masses
• bundles
• buckets
• mountains
• quantities
• barrels
• bushels
• lots
• piles
• pecks
• deals
• stacks
• heaps
• reams
• fistfuls
• gobs
• messes
• wads
• oodles
• rafts
• scads
• lashings
• volumes
• boatloads
• abundances
• wealths
• much
• potfuls
• passels
• plenties
• profusions
• excesses
• surpluses
• overflows
• embarrassments
• slabs
• chunks
• bonanzas
• lumps
• overages
• superfluities
• hunks
• overmuch
• overkills
• surfeits
• oversupplies
• superabundances
• overabundances

4

as in picnics

something that is easy to do

this test will be a snap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• picnics
• breezes
• cakes
• cream puffs
• pieces of cake
• walks in the park
• roses
• kid stuff
• cinches
• duck soup
• cakewalks
• child's play
• sitting ducks
• pushovers
• laughers
• gimmes
• walkaways
• no-brainers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pains
• murders
• bears
• chores
• headaches
• killers
• beasts
• labors
• stinkers
• horror shows
• sticky wickets
• troubles
• posers
• nuisances
• toughies
• bothers
• brainteasers
• stumpers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snaps

Verb

The actor shared a series of stills from his time on Heroes alongside the late Panettiere, and a few behind-the-scenes snaps. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Johnson started out Monday’s practice by taking the second-team snaps, but Demercado was in that position for the individual period. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

But unlike the Pocket 3, which is strictly for handheld use, the Versa snaps into a set of propellers and converts into a selfie drone. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026

With four quarterbacks on the 2026 roster and Barnett getting the majority of first-team snaps, the challenge for UCF is getting everyone enough snaps. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Back at the desk, the core snaps magnetically into the shell to function like a traditional, palm-filling ergonomic mouse. — New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2026

The box lands with a loud thud in the video before the driver snaps the photo and leaves without placing the package at the front door. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

His movement along the defensive front is creating panic from tight ends and tailbacks, who fear the mismatch against the edge rusher, who has spent the past two weeks disrupting the offense for about half a dozen snaps her practice. — Omar Kelly august 6, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

The statue’s head snaps off, falls from the pedestal to the ground and rolls to the vandal’s feet. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

Snap share can mislead because a back can spend 50 snaps blocking. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Expect Black to play a good chunk of snaps Thursday to solidify his standing after San Francisco drafted him in the third round, calling him the second-best running back in the draft despite being the third off the board. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Walker played 47% of Seattle’s offensive snaps compared to Charbonnet’s 49%, with Charbonnet handling many third-down passing situations and red-zone snaps. — Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

Jerry Jeudy is already relegated to battling Denzel Boston for the second-most snaps/work, and Concepcion should compete with Harold Fannin to lead the team in targets. — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

An equipment manager got to work to replace them, and Thomas only missed the rest of that series as Mbow took his snaps in the interim. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Defensive tackles Dexter Lawrence and Jonathan Allen both played three snaps. — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, taken by the Texans in the second round, looked good in limited snaps. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Moore built on the performance to start nine games in 2025, while not allowing a sack in 682 snaps. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026