SNAPPED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

snapped

verb

past tense of snap

as in barked

to speak sharply or irritably the shopkeeper finally snapped at one customer who couldn't seem to make up his mind

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as in popped

to break suddenly with an explosive sound the fragile twig snapped in her hands

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as in photographed

to take a photograph of be sure to snap everything you see on your vacation, and then you can show us

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as in changed

to pass from one form, state, or level to another she abruptly snapped alert

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Recent Examples of snapped As cameras snapped, Sanders placed a set of car keys into the teenager’s right hand. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 This also snapped a 10-game home winning streak with the Commodores' first loss here since the 2024 season finale. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 In this photograph snapped by astronomer José Rodrigues, the Milky Way splashes across the night sky above two telescopes at ESO's La Silla Observatory. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026 That contingency became necessary after Hill snapped a tendon in his left shoulder shortly before the encores at the band’s Brussels show. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 Even as pressure from Treasury yields eased, the three major indexes still snapped their winning streaks in Wednesday's session. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 The Tigers called a trick play where quarterback Tate Reynolds feinted looking to the sideline for a playcall and the center snapped the ball to running back Gideon Davidson. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026 The project is predicated on the theme that the title suggests — love of self, love of others, love for her daughter Hazel — while embracing a swath of styles spanning quiet storm to smooth, finger-snapped R&B. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026 Esteury Ruiz hit an RBI single that snapped a 1-all tie and Jared Serna added a two-run double. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
After the top of the ninth, Orioles reliever Cam Sanders barked at the Red Sox dugout, leading Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran to shout back from the top step, but nothing more transpired.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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Their mother, Janet, heard their laughter and popped into the room—the downstairs den, refitted with a hospital bed—and asked what was so funny.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Over the course of two years, Flock cameras have popped up across the nation, and multiple groups are organizing to ban them across Texas.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of popped

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In hindsight, the Chicks—the Dixie Chicks until the band changed its name in 2020—were practically engineered to stand in opposition to the country establishment.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026
DuVernay makes history organic by capturing how the very texture of people’s lives was changed by the law.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of changed

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Men shouted abuse from car windows or tried to bribe him with money, drugs, even girlfriends.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
McMillan was aware of his big game in the moment on Sunday, and even shouted out Smith on the sideline, shoving his face in a camera and letting out some playful bravado like Smith once did.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouted

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In the years that followed, American comedy’s center of gravity, both in hip performance venues and onscreen, shifted to improvisation.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Once the Mizzou running game got consistent positive yards in the second half, the Tigers’ play-calling shifted to feature that aspect of their offense.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of shifted

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The prolonged war in Ukraine has also snarled global wheat trade through the Black Sea, compounding economic effects and undermining food security in vulnerable countries.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
That, plus some afternoon thunderstorms, snarled airport operations on Sunday evening.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of snarled

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All of the subsequent releases have varied in proof and age, but all have been drawn from barrels aged at Camp Nelson in an attempt to highlight what effect that environment has on the whiskey.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
Their reactions varied, but skewed very positive; all, with the exception of Neon and Mubi, eventually passed.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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