BOBBED Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

bobbed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of bob

as in shaved

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument bobbed her waist-length hair herself on her 18th birthday

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bobbed

2 of 2

verb (2)

past tense of bob

as in pumped

to make short up-and-down movements a family of ducks bobbing on the water

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as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he playfully bobbed his brother on the nose to get his attention

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Recent Examples of bobbed

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The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission. —

Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze. —

Maggie Slepian, Longreads, 14 May 2026 Jordan—who seemed more fish than girl, her bobbed blonde hair tinted green as old pennies—walked with a confidence that Ana wished for her own daughter. —

Literary Hub, 12 May 2026 Dead fish bobbed on the river’s surface as wastewater ran off directly into the Conasauga. —

Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026 Crews then raced to recover the astronauts aboard the vehicle, which bobbed for a few hours in the Pacific Ocean near California. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor. —

Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026 Koch bobbed by again, this time with glasses and a Harry Potter lightning bolt doodled on her face. —

Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026 Red and black balloons bobbed in the evening breeze as roughly 100 people assembled, including family members and students and teachers from South Hills High School, where Washington studied and played basketball. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026

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The new map has shaved off some of that surplus support to help bolster Democratic odds in neighboring, more competitive swing districts nearer to the Central Valley.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Joe Wilkinson, a captain for the Los Angeles City Fire Department, was one of the many who volunteered to have his head shaved.

— Marianne Love, Daily News, 1 June 2026