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Synonyms

unsnap

American  
[uhn-snap] / ʌnˈsnæp /

verb (used with object)

unsnapped, unsnapping
  1. to undo by or as if by opening snap fasteners.

    to unsnap a dress.


unsnap British  
/ ʌnˈsnæp /

verb

  1. (tr) to unfasten (the snap or catch) of (something)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of unsnap

First recorded in 1860–65; un- 2 + snap


Example Sentences

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But I was convinced that panic had become my new normal, that something had snapped in me and would never unsnap.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 25, 2019

The driver was able to undo his seat belt, and Jonathan took off his helmet, but couldn’t unsnap the seat belt.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2016

Carefully unsnap the metal clasps to remove belts and the body suits, and beware of loose heads after switching noggins a few times.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2015

Harry's job was to unsnap the padlock and make the queen of clubs dance from the deck.

From Time Magazine Archive

I reach across her and unsnap her seat belt, then pull her out so we’re standing face to face in this flat, ugly parking lot next to a dark library, a Chick-fil-A right next door.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

Helmets are unsnapped, hands on knees, jerseys drenched in sweat.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2022

And so the half-dozen women unsnapped their cases in the viewing room.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2022

In a migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico, Piedad de Jesus Mejia, 31, and her husband, Isidro Sacasa, 37, unsnapped a hefty clear plastic folder they had carried from their home in Honduras.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2018

Vick unsnapped his chin strap in disappointment, a comeback and a season having come up short of expectation.

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2011

I selected the first episode of Tommy Queue, then unsnapped the visor and put it on.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Doncic hustled to the scorer’s table, unwrapping the heat pack from his lower back, unsnapping his warmup pants and zipping off his jacket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025

The air last week was loud with the snapping and unsnapping of luggage clasps, as royal and distinguished D.P.s busily packed and unpacked their traveling bags.

From Time Magazine Archive

George Lunt jumped out, unsnapping the flap of his holster, while Ahmed Khadra was talking into the radio.

From Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper

He reached for his helmet, began unsnapping his pressure suit.

From Gold in the Sky by Llewellyn

She was looking again at her purse, snapping and unsnapping the clasp.

From The Black Eagle Mystery by Geraldine Bonner

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