SNATCHING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in theft

an instance of theft an industry in which the snatching of trade secrets is greatly feared

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verb

present participle of snatch

as in grabbing

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly the brazen seagull snatched the french fry right from my hand

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Recent Examples of snatching

Noun

Many Londoners have firsthand experience of phone-snatching or have witnessed the surge in shoplifting documented by the Office for National Statistics. —

CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026 Polls show that Londoners broadly feel safe in their town, although property theft, particularly phone snatching and shoplifting, has leapt up in recent years. —

Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026 Reactions from Moscow and Beijing to Maduro’s snatching have varied. —

Comfort Ero, Time, 9 Jan. 2026 Manipulation, threats, acts of physical and psychological violence (to oneself and others), as well as actual body snatching, were all part of Cipher’s brand while Linklater embodied Gen V’s season two big bad. —

Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 While millions are riveted by Sunday’s seven-minute jewelry heist of Napoleonic jewels at the Louvre, another major sizable snatching, the 1990 break-in at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, resurfaced in the news in a different way. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 But the chick-snatching wasn't all terror and crib robbery, Parker stressed. —

Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025

Verb

Marcus Chisholm, 44, is accused of snatching the taco stand’s cash register from a cashier’s table and running to his car, police say. —

Mark Price april 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026 Some even resorted to body snatching in the name of education. —

Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026 Switching between modes is as easy as pressing a button, but testers say MC Mode is the real standout for its jaw-snatching results. —

Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Mar. 2026 Sixth District Commissioner Donna Miller was in the latter group, successfully snatching the Democratic nomination for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District. —

A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 PlayMonster Spoons in a Case What better way to spend time together as a family or with loved ones on Easter than viciously snatching utensils from one another in a heated game of 'Spoons'? —

Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 14 Mar. 2026 The Reviews Are In Reese’s Marshmallow is now available in stores nationwide, and fans of the brand have already been snatching up the treat to give it a taste for themselves—and share their reviews. —

Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026 Lots of us can remember George Graham’s Arsenal snatching the league from Liverpool in 1989 and the epic, almost indescribable drama of Michael Thomas scoring the decisive goal with virtually the last kick of the season. —

Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Experience the depuffing, face-snatching effects with this Sacheu option that’s currently on sale. —

Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snatching

Noun

Violence is used to enforce discipline, and those accused of theft or rule violations may be executed or disappeared.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The woman took a deal and pleaded guilty in September to being an accessory to a felony and to misdemeanor theft, which dismissed a tampering with evidence charge and a second accessory count.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026