" snap "

1: to speak sharply or irritably;

  * e.g., " ... the shopkeeper finally snapped at one customer who couldn't seem to make up his mind "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bark,

•  snarl

•  Antonyms : 

•  plateau,

•  stabilize

2: to break suddenly with an explosive sound;

  * e.g., " ... the fragile twig snapped in her hands "

•  Synonyms : 

•  crack,

•  pop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to take a photograph of;

  * e.g., " ... be sure to snap everything you see on your vacation, and then you can show us "

•  Synonyms : 

•  mug,

•  photo,

•  photograph,

•  shoot

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... I snapped up the last remaining cupcake before anyone else could get their mitts on it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bag,

•  capture,

•  catch,

•  collar,

•  cop,

•  corral,

•  get,

•  glom,

•  grab,

•  grapple,

•  hook,

•  land,

•  nab,

•  nail,

•  net,

•  nobble,

•  rap,

•  seize,

•  snag,

•  snare,

•  snatch,

•  trap

•  Antonyms : 

•  miss

1: to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness;

  * e.g., " ... teenagers will often snap back remarkably quickly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  come back,

•  convalesce,

•  gain,

•  heal,

•  mend,

•  pull round,

•  rally,

•  recoup,

•  recover,

•  recuperate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to regain a former or normal state;

  * e.g., " ... analysts hoped that the economy would snap back over the next few months "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bounce (back),

•  come back,

•  rally,

•  rebound,

•  recover

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a loud explosive sound;

  * e.g., " ... the plastic coat hook broke off with a loud snap when he tried to hang the heavy bag on it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang,

•  blast,

•  boom,

•  clap,

•  crack,

•  crash,

•  pop,

•  report,

•  slam,

•  smash,

•  thunderclap,

•  thwack,

•  whack,

•  whomp,

•  whump

•  Antonyms : 

•  lethargy,

•  listlessness,

•  sluggishness,

•  torpidity

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

  * e.g., " ... took several snaps of his family for the scrapbook "

•  Synonyms : 

•  photo,

•  photograph,

•  pic,

•  print,

•  shot,

•  snapshot

•  Antonyms : 

•  heat,

•  heat wave

3: active strength of body or mind;

  * e.g., " ... the team is showing a lot of snap tonight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beans,

•  bounce,

•  brio,

•  dash,

•  drive,

•  dynamism,

•  energy,

•  esprit,

•  gas,

•  get-up-and-go,

•  ginger,

•  go,

•  gusto,

•  hardihood,

•  juice,

•  life,

•  moxie,

•  oomph,

•  pep,

•  punch,

•  sap,

•  starch,

•  verve,

•  vigor,

•  vim,

•  vinegar,

•  vitality,

•  zing,

•  zip

•  Antonyms : 

•  bear,

•  beast,

•  chore,

•  headache,

•  horror show,

•  killer,

•  labor,

•  murder,

•  pain,

•  sticky wicket,

•  stinker

1: involving minimal difficulty or effort;

  * e.g., " ... a snap course that even an idiot could pass "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cheap,

•  downhill,

•  easy,

•  effortless,

•  facile,

•  fluent,

•  fluid,

•  hands-down,

•  light,

•  painless,

•  ready,

•  royal,

•  simple,

•  smooth,

•  soft

•  Antonyms : 

•  arduous,

•  demanding,

•  difficult,

•  exacting,

•  formidable,

•  grueling,

•  hard,

•  herculean,

•  killer,

•  labored,

•  laborious,

•  murderous,

•  rough,

•  severe,

•  stiff,

•  strenuous,

•  toilful,

•  toilsome,

•  tough

2: made or done without previous thought or preparation;

  * e.g., " ... made a snap decision "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ad hoc,

•  ad-lib,

•  down and dirty,

•  extemporaneous,

•  extemporary,

•  extempore,

•  impromptu,

•  improvisational,

•  improvised,

•  off-the-cuff,

•  offhand,

•  offhanded,

•  spur-of-the-moment,

•  unconsidered,

•  unplanned,

•  unpremeditated,

•  unprepared,

•  unrehearsed,

•  unstudied

•  Antonyms : 

•  considered,

•  planned,

•  premeditated,

•  premeditative,

•  prepared,

•  rehearsed