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

Vancouver snaps a four-match winless streak and improves to 7-3-5 on the road, while Austin drops to 4-5-6 at home. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Its new Power Keys accessory is a slide-out keyboard that snaps onto the magnetic back of most phones. — Martin Cizmar, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

The Chiefs rank fourth in yards per game generated from under-center snaps a year after finishing 31st in the same category. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

The $100 Bee Eclipse is a credit card-sized device that magnetically snaps on to the back of a smartphone. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

The headband stretches and contorts quite a bit, then snaps right back to its original position. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

Cassel snaps a picture before discovering that Dunham’s beloved Tiffany bean earrings are lost. — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026

Once a band that lived on the high-tension wire of music just about to burst, Hotel Usona finds Protomartyr exploring what happens once that wire snaps. — David Harris, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026

When left to its own devices, the transmission snaps off shifts quickly and cleanly. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

Noun

Skattebo was on the field for just six snaps and did not touch the ball. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

In three appearances for the Texans in 2026, Fisher logged 38 special-teams snaps but did not appear on defense. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Duck signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent out of Louisville in April 2024 and played 358 defensive snaps as a rookie, finishing with 35 tackles and four passes defended in 14 appearances and three starts. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

On the blindside of the offensive line, junior Jensen Somerville and fifth-year Mack Indestad split time replacing Davis with 45 and 32 snaps, respectively. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Rookie safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren played 54 of 57 defensive snaps after Grant Delpit suffered a concussion in the first quarter. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Brevyn Spann-Ford started over Jake Ferguson at tight end, played significantly more snaps and hauled in four receptions. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Stock down Wide receiver Jauan Jennings played 69% of the offensive snaps with Jordan Addison sidelined by a hamstring injury, but continued to see his impact limited to run blocking. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

There are also snaps from watching TV and catching her work spontaneously—whether in a news segment or at the 2022 VMAs, when Jack Harlow performed on a set that was uncannily Kruger-esque. — Amy Verner, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026