BOUNCED Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

bounced

verb

Definition of bounced next

past tense of bounce

as in ejected

to drive or force out the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy

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as in rebounded

to strike and fly off at an angle most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket

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as in dismissed

to let go from office, service, or employment I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again

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as in suggested

to set before the mind for consideration we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them

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as in hopped

to move with a light springing step the girl bounced excitedly alongside her parents as they hurried toward the entrance to the amusement park

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Recent Examples of bounced The Avs got a bit of a break when the puck bounced past Jensen and right to Kelly, who beat Reimer for his 11th goal of the season. —

Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026 At the Oakland Medical Center, Gabby Grady, a physical therapist at Kaiser’s San Francisco Medical Center, bounced her one-year-old baby, Quinn, in the crowd. —

Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026 The usual crowd of kids bounced excitedly in booths and chairs, alongside their dolls, many of the toys depicting a time period well before the children holding them were born. —

Kate Perez, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026 The size discrepancy did not phase the Bulldog, who bounced the ball off the backboard for the go-ahead shot. —

Olivia Sayer, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The concept of Heated Rivalry bounced between HBO and Netflix in Australia, Canada and Hollywood before gaining its green light. —

Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026 Center Pat Coogan bounced as his voice boomed, still seeming to have a quarter or a half in him. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2026 Tyson has bounced in and out of the starting lineup during his second season in the NBA. —

Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Then the balloon began to descend, landed on the sea, and bounced along the surface. —

Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounced

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The Nissan overturned and crashed into a guardrail along the freeway, which ejected the passenger onto the freeway.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The motorcyclist was ejected and died at the scene of the crash, CHP Officer Jasmine Lopez said.

— City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026