Thesaurus results for BOPPED

bopped

verb

past tense of bop

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she playfully bopped him on the head

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Recent Examples of bopped Ortiz bopped 208 in his first five seasons with the Red Sox. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 24 June 2026 At 16, Avtan bopped around her bedroom in West Hills to the digital hardcore and gabber of acts like Lolita Storm. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 After being bored and bopped to death by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, Sunday proved to be a breath of fresh air, at least as far as pace goes. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly. — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly. — Ope Adetayo, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026 The K-pop boy band Cortis arrived with an entourage of handlers and bopped around to their own music; the trance DJ Armin van Buuren got stony-serious on the topic of his new, piano-only album. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025 Their original band artwork projected as a backdrop — cats at drum sets, birds holding guitars — as the campers bopped their heads and performed their original songs. — Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025 Perry bopped through 80 shows in a nearly two-year residency in Las Vegas that ended in 2022. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bopped

Verb

The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman smacked a 463-foot whopper late last month.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Almost two years ago, China’s east coast was smacked by one of the strongest storms in decades, which temporarily halted container operations at both Shanghai and Ningbo ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

As thousands of professors at in the University of California system say the students entering their classrooms are increasingly under-prepared for university-level math, the university’s timely graduation rates just hit all-time highs.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Average daily rates in Miami hit $302 for both game nights and eves, according to AirDNA.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

Since the fire, Southern California’s Air Quality Management District has slapped Lineage with multiple violations tied to the warehouse.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Yesterday, the European Commission slapped AliExpress with the largest fine yet under the Digital Services Act (DSA), exceeding $625 million.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

Runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt from Drew Cavanhaugh, and Luis Arraez knocked the game’s first run across with a sacrifice fly to center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
The figure knocked, appeared to exchange words with someone at the door and was then allowed inside.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of knocked

Verb

Video shows part of arrest in Meridian Ten seconds into the initial video, the officer sitting on the man punched him, according to the footage.

— Alex Brizee July 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
Six minutes into the second half, Maradona challenged England goalkeeper Peter Shilton for a loose ball and punched it into the net with his left hand.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

Moments later the Tesla Model 3 raced down a residential street in Katy, Texas, at highway speeds, slammed into a brick home and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the front room.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Ingrid Simonovic, president of the NYC Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Association, repeatedly slammed Miranda’s treatment of her members during his tenure.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

Moshobane outworked Sacramento midfielder Danny Crisostomo for the ball and banged it into the far side of the net.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
Nosková banged an ace to set up her sixth championship point, then sent a 115 mph serve that Muchová couldn’t return to seal the match.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 July 2026