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 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

Zoom all the way out and this moment snaps into a familiar frame. — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Arriving amid a summer when financial underperformance by DC’s Supergirl revived the cultural conversation around superhero fatigue, Brand New Day also snaps a box-office cold streak for co-producer Marvel Studios. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling — Has the most NFL experience in the room and showed his size on offense during OTAs with George Pickens sidelined, but has just four special teams snaps since his rookie year in 2018. — Nick Harris. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026

Look for a dispenser with a lid that snaps or screws on securely. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

All three were among the top 5 in special-teams snaps last season. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

Noun

Stetson Bennett and 2026 first-round draft pick Ty Simpson split the majority of 11-on-11 snaps at quarterback with mixed results. — Kai Dizon, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026

Aaron Rodgers, who said this will be his final season, leads the depth chart at the quarterback position and could see more snaps this preseason. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

But Moore has also taken snaps at both left and right tackle with the second team, perhaps a sign of a future role as a backup swing tackle. — Sam McDowell 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

Lloyd played just 10 snaps in 2024, then didn’t play at all last season due to a bevy of injuries. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Outside of McLaurin, Burks and Luke McCaffrey have been the two receivers getting the most first-team snaps, while Brown, Williams and 2025 fourth-rounder Jaylin Lane have rotated in. — Ethan Cadeaux, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

The duo of Membou and Fashanu missed only nine snaps while paving the way for running back Breece Hall’s first career 1,000 rushing-yard season. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Inside, Chad Muma started again next to Robert Spillane and Christian Elliss during snaps of base defense. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

With both of the Falcons’ quarterbacks assumed to be in a dogfight for the starting job now out with injuries, 22-year-old Jack Strand has taken the majority of snaps with the first-team offense to begin camp. — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 30 July 2026