Synonyms of snatch
75 similar words
Another word for snatch is grab. Other synonyms of snatch are steal, abduct, abstract, appropriate and bag.
Synonyms and similar words for snatch
verbTo attempt to seize something suddenly.
verbTo steal.
- steal
- abduct
- abstract euphemistic
- appropriate
- bag
- banditTo rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
- bash and grabTo perform such an act.
- bone
- boost
- burgle
- burglarizeTo commit burglary.
- borrow
- cheat
- chore
- commandeer
- confiscateTo use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- convert
- cop
- cozen
- crib
- embezzleTo steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for...
- filchTo illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- fleece
- flog AustraliaTo steal something.
- gaffle
- gilravage Scotland
- half-inch slangTo pinch, to steal.
- heaveTo rob; to steal from; to plunder.
- heistTo steal, rob, or hold up (something).
- jack
- kidnapTo seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
- knock offTo rob.
- kipeTo steal.
- kyper
- liberate
- lift
- loot
- make off with
- misappropriate
- moochTo steal or filch.
- moonlight requisitionTo steal or use materiel without authorization.
- nick
- nipTo steal; especially to cut a purse.
- own
- peculateTo embezzle.
- pickpocketTo pick pockets; to steal.
- pilferTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- pinchTo steal, usually something inconsequential.
- pillageTo loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
- pirate
- plunder
- poach
- prigTo filch or steal.
- purloin
- raid
- ransack
- rapeTo seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.).
- relieve
- reave
- rip
- rip off
- rob
- run off with
- snag
- swindle
- swipeTo steal or snatch.
- thieveTo commit theft.
- walk off with
- mill obsolete
- sniggle obsoleteTo steal something of little value.
- snitch dated
Meaning of snatch
- verb To grasp and remove quickly.
- verb To attempt to seize something suddenly.
- verb To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.
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Questions about synonyms of snatch
- What is another word for snatch?
- Snatch has 75 synonyms on Word.ws, such as grab, steal, abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit and bash and grab.
- What does snatch mean?
- Snatch means to grasp and remove quickly.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: snatch (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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