SNATCHED Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

snatched

verb

past tense of snatch

as in grabbed

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 snatched Earlier this month, Netflix snatched the exclusive rights to carry the 2030 men’s World Cup in Spain. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Once the vehicle is loaded on it, the slave deck can easily be snatched with a front-end loader sporting long forks. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 14 Oct. 2026 Little buried the 57-yard field goal as the Jaguars snatched victory from the jaws (or, in this case, claws) of defeat. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The month before that, thieves snatched three porcelain works worth millions of dollars and classed as national treasures in a heist at the Adrien Dubouche National Museum in Limoges in central France. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Without a grant of clemency from the White House, Rifkin says their second chance could be snatched away. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Fashion Month only ended yesterday, but Emma D’Arcy has already snatched one of the season’s hottest looks straight off the runway. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026 Just last month, robbers snatched four paintings by Renoir from another small museum, this time in the south of France. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Shawn marched over to him, snatched up the remote control, and turned the television off. — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

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Nantz tried to knock the ball from Watt, but hit his wrist hard on the football and immediately grabbed his hand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
The former center grabbed headlines in March for commenting on a Rangers loss that coincided with the team’s Pride Night celebration.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of grabbed

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Her singing caught the attention of Abboud Saadi, the bassist for Lebanon’s most famous singer, Fairuz, who invited her to a recording session with Bypass Studio owner Ziad Rahbani.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Following her death, Trail dismembered Loofe’s body to avoid getting caught.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of caught

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In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Also unfinished are the high-speed rail and the Delta tunnel, major environmental infrastructure projects that have been seized upon by right-wing media as evidence of Newsom’s failures.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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