snap

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SNAP

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

Synonyms bark, snarl

Related Words growl, grumble; roar, scream, shout, shriek, yell; fulminate, rage, rant, rave, sputter, storm, tee off, vent, vituperate; blow up, explode, flare (up), flip (out) [slang]

Near Antonyms calm (down), simmer down

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

Synonyms pop, snap

Related Words rend, rive, split; crackle, hiss, sizzle, sputter; burst, explode, shatter; clack, clatter, click

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

Synonyms mug, photo, shoot, snap

Related Words image, picture, rephotograph, retake; film, videotape

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

Synonyms fluctuate, mutate, shift, snap, vary

Related Words metamorphose, morph, transmute; better, improve; deteriorate, worsen; turn around; seesaw, teeter, vacillate, waver

Antonyms plateau, stabilize

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