What is another word for snatch?
1036 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ snˈat͡ʃ], [ snˈatʃ], [ s_n_ˈa_tʃ]
The word "snatch" can be interchanged with several synonyms, including "grab," "seize," "take," "capture," "pluck," and "retrieve." Each word connotes a different level of force and urgency. "Grab" and "seize" imply a sudden, quick action, while "capture" suggests taking control of something that is difficult to obtain. "Pluck" and "retrieve" both suggest getting something back that was lost or taken away. Whatever the context, having a wide variety of synonyms to choose from allows writers and speakers to be more precise and nuanced in their communication.
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Similar words for snatch:
- a small quantity (noun)
- act (noun)
- grip (noun)
- scrap (noun)
- seizure (noun)
- theft (noun)
- vagina (used offensively) (noun)
- pounce (noun, verb)
- abduct (verb)
- appropriate (verb)
- assume (verb)
- capture (verb)
- catch (verb)
- clasp (verb)
- clinch (verb)
- clutch (verb)
- commandeer (verb)
- contact (verb)
- grab (verb)
- grapple (verb)
- grip (verb)
- jerk (verb)
- kidnap (verb)
- loot (verb)
- nab (verb)
- peek/peep (verb)
- pilfer (verb)
- pluck (verb)
- plunder (verb)
- pounce (verb)
- seize (verb)
- shanghai (verb)
- shoplift (verb)
- snap (verb)
- tear (verb)
Synonyms for Snatch:
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n.
• a small quantity • act • grip- crushings ,
- grapnel ,
- grapnels ,
- handclasp ,
- handclasps ,
- handgrip ,
- handgrips ,
- handhold ,
- handholds ,
- handshake ,
- handshakes .
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n. & v.
• pounce -
v.
• abduct- carries off ,
- carrying off ,
- dognaped ,
- dognaping ,
- dognapped ,
- dognapping ,
- dognaps ,
- made off with ,
- made with ,
- make with ,
- makes off with ,
- makes with ,
- making with ,
- put snatch on ,
- puts snatch on ,
- puts the snatch on ,
- putting snatch on ,
- putting the snatch on ,
- re move ,
- re moved ,
- re moves ,
- re moving ,
- re-move ,
- re-moves ,
- re-moving ,
- spirited away ,
- spiriting away ,
- spirits away .
- gat fingers on ,
- gat hands on ,
- gets fingers on ,
- gets hands on ,
- getting fingers on ,
- getting hands on ,
- glom to ,
- glommed on to ,
- glommed to ,
- glomming on to ,
- glomming to ,
- gloms on to ,
- gloms to ,
- got fingers on ,
- got hands on ,
- gotten fingers on ,
- gotten hands on ,
- grabbed hold of ,
- grabbing hold of ,
- grabs hold of ,
- mis appropriate ,
- mis appropriated ,
- mis appropriates ,
- mis appropriating ,
- mis-appropriate ,
- mis-appropriated ,
- mis-appropriates ,
- mis-appropriating ,
- moonlighted requisition ,
- moonlighting requisition ,
- moonlights requisition ,
- takes over ,
- took over .
- clapped hands on ,
- clapping hands on ,
- claps hands on ,
- glommed onto ,
- glomming onto ,
- gloms onto ,
- kiped ,
- kipes ,
- kiping .
- gat one fingers on ,
- gat one's fingers on ,
- gat ones fingers on ,
- get one fingers on ,
- get ones fingers on ,
- gets one fingers on ,
- gets one's fingers on ,
- gets ones fingers on ,
- getting one fingers on ,
- getting one's fingers on ,
- getting ones fingers on ,
- glommed ,
- glomming ,
- gloms ,
- got one fingers on ,
- got one's fingers on ,
- got ones fingers on ,
- gotten one fingers on ,
- gotten one's fingers on ,
- gotten ones fingers on ,
- lays hold of ,
- pounced on ,
- pounces on ,
- pouncing on ,
- takes hold of ,
- taking hold of ,
- took hold of .
- clinging to ,
- clung to ,
- put snare on ,
- puts snare on ,
- puts the snare on ,
- putting snare on ,
- putting the snare on .
- catches hold of ,
- catching hold of ,
- caught hold of ,
- gat one hands on ,
- gat one's hands on ,
- gat ones hands on ,
- get one hands on ,
- get ones hands on ,
- gets one hands on ,
- gets one's hands on ,
- gets ones hands on ,
- getting one hands on ,
- getting one's hands on ,
- getting ones hands on ,
- got one hands on ,
- got one's hands on ,
- got ones hands on ,
- gotten one hands on ,
- gotten one's hands on ,
- gotten ones hands on ,
- laid one hands on ,
- laid one's hands on ,
- laid ones hands on ,
- lay one hands on ,
- lay ones hands on ,
- laying one hands on ,
- laying one's hands on ,
- laying ones hands on ,
- lays one hands on ,
- lays one's hands on ,
- lays ones hands on ,
- snapped up ,
- snapping up .
- clap hand on ,
- clapped a hand on ,
- clapped hand on ,
- clapping a hand on ,
- clapping hand on ,
- claps a hand on ,
- claps hand on ,
- latch to ,
- latched on to ,
- latched to ,
- latches on to ,
- latches to ,
- latching on to ,
- latching to .
- bodied snatch ,
- bodies snatch ,
- bodying snatch ,
- bundled off ,
- bundles off ,
- bundling off ,
- carries away ,
- carrying away ,
- co axed ,
- co axing ,
- co-axed ,
- co-axing ,
- de coy ,
- de coyed ,
- de coying ,
- de coys ,
- de-coy ,
- de-coyed ,
- de-coying ,
- de-coys ,
- ran away with ,
- running away with ,
- runs away with ,
- skyjacks .
- de spoil ,
- de spoiled ,
- de spoiling ,
- de spoils ,
- de-spoil ,
- de-spoiled ,
- de-spoiling ,
- de-spoils ,
- ripping off ,
- smash grab ,
- smashed and grab ,
- smashed grab ,
- smashes and grab ,
- smashes grab ,
- smashing and grab ,
- smashing grab ,
- sticked up ,
- tipping over ,
- tips over .
- had a gander ,
- had gander ,
- haddest a gander ,
- haddest gander ,
- hadst a gander ,
- hadst gander ,
- has a gander ,
- has gander ,
- hast a gander ,
- hast gander ,
- hath a gander ,
- hath gander ,
- have gander ,
- having a gander ,
- having gander ,
- take look ,
- takes a look ,
- takes look ,
- taking a look ,
- taking look ,
- took a look ,
- took look .
- de predate ,
- de predated ,
- de predates ,
- de predating ,
- de-predate ,
- de-predated ,
- de-predates ,
- de-predating ,
- knocking over ,
- knocks over .
Other synonyms:
- burglarize ,
- burgle ,
- cop ,
- deprive ,
- dispossess ,
- fish out ,
- go off with ,
- heist ,
- hold up ,
- hot-wire ,
- impound ,
- knock off ,
- misappropriate ,
- pillage ,
- relieve of ,
- repossess ,
- rip off ,
- rustle ,
- sequester ,
- sequestrate ,
- shoplift ,
- snitch ,
- tag ,
- trouser ,
- walk away with ,
- waltz off with .
- pull .
- appropriation ,
- break in ,
- clean out ,
- confiscate ,
- encroach ,
- liberate ,
- nip ,
- rifle ,
- rob ,
- thieve ,
- wrest .
- draw .
- appropriate ,
- break into ,
- nick ,
- raid ,
- requisition ,
- seizure .
- boost .
- withdraw .
- rip .
- strike .
Other relevant words:
- Accroach ,
- Coll ,
- Colling ,
- Copped ,
- Cribbed ,
- Cribbing ,
- Danced ,
- Entrapped ,
- Flipping ,
- Glimpsed ,
- Gloving ,
- KIPS ,
- Kipe ,
- Lassoed ,
- Lassoing ,
- Lofted ,
- Lofting ,
- Palmed ,
- Palming ,
- Peeping ,
- Preyed ,
- Preying ,
- Ribboned ,
- Ribboning ,
- Rifted ,
- Rifting ,
- Riveted ,
- Sheered ,
- Sheering ,
- Shrugged ,
- Shrugging ,
- Smash and Grab ,
- Sneezed ,
- Thieves ,
- Twinged ,
- Twinging ,
- Vellicating ,
- abduct ,
- accroaching ,
- assume ,
- capture ,
- carried off ,
- carry off ,
- catch ,
- catch hold of ,
- clap hands on ,
- clasp ,
- clinch ,
- cling to ,
- clings to ,
- clutch ,
- colls ,
- commandeer ,
- conscripted ,
- conscripting ,
- copping ,
- dancing ,
- deal with ,
- do battle ,
- dognap ,
- doing battle ,
- embezzle ,
- evulse ,
- expropriate ,
- fall upon ,
- fell upon ,
- filch ,
- foraging ,
- forayed ,
- foraying ,
- get fingers on ,
- get hands on ,
- get one's fingers on ,
- get one's hands on ,
- glom ,
- glom on to ,
- glom onto ,
- gloved ,
- gloves ,
- grab ,
- grab hold of ,
- grapple ,
- grasp ,
- hang onto ,
- have a gander ,
- heisted ,
- heisting ,
- held for ransom ,
- hold fast ,
- hold for ransom ,
- hugging ,
- hurtle ,
- hurtling ,
- jerk ,
- jigsaw ,
- jigsaws ,
- kidnap ,
- kip ,
- kipped ,
- kipping ,
- knock over ,
- knocked over ,
- laid hold of ,
- laid waste ,
- lasso ,
- lay hands on ,
- lay hold of ,
- lay one's hands on ,
- lay waste ,
- laying hold of ,
- laying waste ,
- lays hands on ,
- lays waste ,
- loot ,
- made fast ,
- make fast ,
- make off with ,
- making off with ,
- moonlight requisition ,
- moonlighted ,
- moonlighting ,
- nab ,
- palm ,
- palms ,
- pilfer ,
- pluck ,
- plunder ,
- plundered ,
- pounce ,
- pounce on ,
- pull apart ,
- pull at ,
- pulls apart ,
- put the snare on ,
- put the snatch on ,
- ran off with ,
- ran with ,
- ransack ,
- rive ,
- rivet ,
- rivets ,
- run off with ,
- run with ,
- seize ,
- sheers ,
- shrug ,
- shrugs ,
- snap ,
- snap up ,
- snaps up ,
- sneezing ,
- spirit away ,
- staring ,
- stick up ,
- sticking up ,
- sticks up ,
- stuck up ,
- take a look ,
- take hold of ,
- take over ,
- take unawares ,
- taking over ,
- tear ,
- tip over ,
- tipped over ,
- tore ,
- tussle ,
- twitch ,
- usurped ,
- vellicate ,
- walk off with ,
- walk with ,
- walked off with ,
- whip ,
- wiggle ,
- yank .
- gain control ,
- gaining control ,
- occupy ,
- prehend ,
- prehended ,
- put the cuffs on ,
- run in ,
- take captive ,
- take prisoner ,
- takes captive ,
- taking captive .
- Pirated ,
- Pirating ,
- body snatch ,
- bundle off ,
- carried away ,
- carry away ,
- run away with ,
- shanghai ,
- skyjack ,
- skyjacked ,
- skyjacking ,
- waylay .
- Adeem ,
- And ,
- Arrestation ,
- Cantlet ,
- Collaring ,
- Collop ,
- Dight ,
- Disseize ,
- Grabbing ,
- Minutiae ,
- Nabbing ,
- Ort ,
- Shive ,
- Snatching ,
- Snead ,
- Yerk ,
- abduce ,
- abduction ,
- abstract ,
- accept ,
- ace ,
- acquire ,
- act ,
- admit ,
- adverse ,
- annex ,
- annexe ,
- apprehension ,
- atom ,
- attract ,
- averse ,
- badger ,
- bag ,
- be rid of ,
- bear away ,
- bear off ,
- beat ,
- bereave ,
- bit ,
- bitch ,
- bite ,
- blackmail ,
- blot ,
- bluff ,
- bluff off ,
- bob ,
- borrow ,
- bozo ,
- break-in ,
- breeze ,
- bring off ,
- bring through ,
- bunko ,
- bust ,
- butt ,
- cabbage ,
- cast ,
- catch at ,
- catching ,
- centering ,
- chap ,
- chip ,
- chipping ,
- chunk ,
- cinch ,
- circumvent ,
- claim ,
- claw ,
- clench ,
- click ,
- clip ,
- clipping ,
- conquer ,
- contrary ,
- contrive ,
- corpuscle ,
- coup ,
- crack ,
- cracking ,
- crib ,
- crimp ,
- crumb ,
- cuckoo ,
- cunt ,
- curtail ,
- cut ,
- cutting ,
- dab ,
- dash ,
- deduct ,
- defraud ,
- deliver ,
- dent ,
- deprive of ,
- desire ,
- despoil ,
- details ,
- diddle ,
- disclosure ,
- disinherit ,
- dollop ,
- dot ,
- double ,
- dragnet ,
- drain ,
- driblet ,
- drip ,
- drop ,
- droplet ,
- duck soup ,
- emancipate ,
- end ,
- ensnare ,
- exact ,
- extort ,
- extract ,
- extricate ,
- fair catch ,
- fasten upon ,
- fathead ,
- finesse ,
- flake ,
- flatter ,
- fleck ,
- flick ,
- flip ,
- flirt ,
- flitter ,
- flounce ,
- four flush ,
- fragment ,
- fritter ,
- gerrymander ,
- get hold of ,
- get rid of ,
- gleam ,
- globule ,
- gob ,
- gobbet ,
- goldbrick ,
- goof ,
- goofball ,
- goose ,
- grab at ,
- grabber ,
- grain ,
- granule ,
- grip ,
- gripe ,
- gum ,
- gyp ,
- hair ,
- harmful ,
- haul ,
- help oneself to ,
- hijack ,
- hint ,
- hitch ,
- hold ,
- hold on to ,
- holdup ,
- hook ,
- hostile ,
- hunk ,
- hurry ,
- idea ,
- importance ,
- impose upon ,
- impress ,
- inauspicious ,
- inch ,
- incision ,
- indecent ,
- indecorous ,
- inimical ,
- intercept ,
- interception ,
- intrigue ,
- iota ,
- item ,
- jackass ,
- jag ,
- jig ,
- jigger ,
- jiggle ,
- jog ,
- joggle ,
- jolt ,
- jot ,
- jump ,
- jump at ,
- kidnapping ,
- kitty ,
- kitty-cat ,
- knock-off ,
- lay ,
- lift ,
- look ,
- lump ,
- make away with ,
- malignant ,
- maneuver ,
- match ,
- meshing ,
- minim ,
- minimum ,
- minute ,
- mite ,
- modicum ,
- moiety ,
- molecule ,
- moment ,
- morceau ,
- morsel ,
- mote ,
- mouthful ,
- mulct ,
- nail ,
- negative ,
- nobble ,
- noisome ,
- number ,
- obstinate ,
- ominous ,
- overreach ,
- paring ,
- part ,
- partake ,
- particle ,
- passage ,
- patch ,
- pernicious ,
- photograph ,
- pick ,
- picnic ,
- piece ,
- piece of cake ,
- pinch ,
- place ,
- plan ,
- play upon ,
- poach ,
- point ,
- portion ,
- possess ,
- pounce upon ,
- power grab ,
- prehension ,
- press stud ,
- prey on ,
- prick ,
- prig ,
- procure ,
- promote ,
- purloin ,
- pushover ,
- puss ,
- pussy ,
- pussycat ,
- ramp ,
- ransom ,
- rapine ,
- rasher ,
- ravish ,
- ravishment ,
- reach ,
- reave ,
- reception ,
- redeem ,
- reduce to submission ,
- remnant ,
- remove ,
- rend ,
- rend from ,
- repugnant ,
- rescue ,
- restore ,
- retrench ,
- retrieve ,
- rid ,
- rip out ,
- robbery ,
- rook ,
- routine ,
- rupture ,
- rush ,
- rush headlong ,
- rush upon ,
- sample ,
- save ,
- scale ,
- scam ,
- scantling ,
- scintilla ,
- scoop ,
- score ,
- scrag ,
- scrap ,
- scratch ,
- screed ,
- screw ,
- scrounge ,
- scruple ,
- seed ,
- segment ,
- seize on ,
- shade ,
- shadow ,
- shard ,
- shaving ,
- sherd ,
- shiver ,
- shoestring catch ,
- shoot ,
- short-change ,
- shot ,
- shred ,
- sip ,
- slice ,
- slip ,
- slit ,
- sliver ,
- smack ,
- smattering ,
- smithereen ,
- snack ,
- snaffle ,
- snag ,
- snake ,
- snap at ,
- snap fastener ,
- snap up oroff ,
- snarl ,
- snatcher ,
- sneak ,
- snick ,
- snip ,
- snippet ,
- sop ,
- soupcon ,
- spark ,
- specimen ,
- speck ,
- spell ,
- spice ,
- spirit ,
- splinter ,
- spoof ,
- spot ,
- sprinkling ,
- squeeze ,
- start ,
- steal ,
- stitch ,
- stop ,
- stump ,
- suggestion ,
- sup ,
- surprise ,
- swindle ,
- swipe ,
- swoop up ,
- tackle ,
- take away from ,
- take by storm ,
- take from ,
- take off ,
- take out ,
- take possession of ,
- taking into custody ,
- tatter ,
- tear off ,
- tear out ,
- temporize ,
- theft ,
- thought ,
- throttle ,
- tincture ,
- tinge ,
- tittle ,
- touch ,
- trace ,
- tug ,
- twat ,
- tweak ,
- unbecoming ,
- undermine ,
- unfavorable ,
- unseemly ,
- usurp ,
- usurpation ,
- vanishing point ,
- victimize ,
- vie for ,
- walkover ,
- wayward ,
- weed out ,
- whack ,
- whip up ,
- whit ,
- wrench ,
- wrestle ,
- wring ,
- wring from ,
- zany .
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How to use "Snatch" in context?
What is a snatch? A snatch is an Olympic weightlifting exercise performed with the snatch hold, in which the lifter takes a clean and jerk or a loaded squat clean and jerk position, before dropping to the floor.
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Independent
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Adjective
kidnap.
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Adjective
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Other Related
Homophones for Snatch:
- semitic, schizanthus, semiotics, sand sage, somatic, sand wedge, synthesize, sinitic, synthetic, synthesise, San Diego, syndic, Santee Sioux, sanitize, sanitise, schismatic, smudgy, skinheads, synthesis, skin disease, smidge, sun deck, symonds, samoyedic, snitch, santiago, santos, so-and-so, schematic, smudge, smuts, shake hands, syntax, Smooth Woodsia, sundog, second deck, smutch, sandwich, second-guess, sontag, semiotic, shindig, schematize, syndetic, sands, semantic, semantics, schematise.
Hyponym for Snatch:
n.
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weightlift, weightlifting.
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fragment.
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