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

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

Melvin Smith, a player who wasn’t on many radars at the onset of camp, is receiving first-team snaps, as much by necessity. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 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

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

Noun

Fallers Mack Hollins, WR The veteran played more snaps than any other Patriots receiver a year ago, a sign of how highly coaches think of him. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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

But injuries led to as many as nine or 10 linemen seeing snaps during each season Devey spent in KC, including in some playoff games. — Pj Green august 13, Kansas City Star, 13 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

The starters who do play for the Broncos on Friday, Payton said, should see about 15 snaps. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 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

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