Synonyms of snapshot

snapshot

noun

ˈsnap-ˌshät 

as in photo

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

fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photo
• photograph
• pic
• print
• shot
• snap
• still
• enlargement
• close-up
• blowup
• telephoto
• monochrome
• sepia
• daguerreotype
• tintype
• ferrotype

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snapshot

These levels can now be measured simultaneously in many cells using a technique called single-cell RNA sequencing, which supplies a snapshot of all the different RNA molecules each cell contains. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

The poster and key image from the film is a smiling snapshot of Mihai and Lisbet with their children, a seemingly happy family. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

McKeown offers audiences a beautiful snapshot of an eroding but close-knit community and a man determined to save it. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

The competing polls offer different snapshots of voter opinion, with the wording of the question being one key difference between the surveys. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026