Synonyms of snatched

snatched

verb

past tense of snatch

as in grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

the brazen seagull snatched the french fry right from my hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbed
• caught
• seized
• captured
• landed
• got
• snagged
• nabbed
• trapped
• snared
• netted
• hooked
• corralled
• rapped
• bagged
• took hold (of)
• nailed
• snapped (up)
• copped
• grappled
• collared
• clutched
• glommed
• grasped
• held
• arrested
• nobbled
• secured
• apprehended
• gripped
• roped
• kidnapped
• detained
• clasped
• gloved
• cornered
• wrested
• lassoed
• abducted
• fisted
• ensnared
• fastened (on)
• entrapped
• haltered
• rent
• entangled
• enmeshed
• latched (on or onto)
• bayed
• meshed
• spirited (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• released
• discharged
• freed
• dropped
• liberated
• loosened
• unhanded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snatched

Hope was dangled like a carrot, then cruelly snatched away, more than once. — Marissa Stapley, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Like Fritz said, Tiafoe snatched his NBA-style pants off in one motion. — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Antonelli snatched pole, but between them was Charles Leclerc, Hamilton’s teammate at Ferrari. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Set in 1700s Norway, Madsi watches as her sister is snatched by the Northern Lights. — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 4 July 2026

Your rich location history and device data get snatched up regularly in such fences by private companies; your present and past self travels through them constantly. — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

Spanx’s Shape Authentic 360 jeans are designed with all-over compression and a smoothing panel at the stomach that makes wearers feel snatched. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 3 July 2026

The actual abduction was committed, according to the feds, by supermarket owner Abu Chowdhury — who’s accused of heading a kidnapping ring that also snatched and tortured two men who crossed his vengeful wife, Iffat Lubna. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

In September alone, porcelain treasures were robbed from France’s Adrien Dubouche National Museum in Limoges, and the same month, gold worth about $700,000 was snatched from Paris’ Natural History Museum. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026