BOUNCED Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

bounced

verb

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 As the team bounced and gyrated, Infantino ran over and tried to move the president out of the frame. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Patrons bounced between the row of white tents at Ravenswood On Tap for a beer sampling, full pour, food and art from the North Side neighborhood’s local businesses. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 The sharpshooting star not too far removed from a back injury bounced right into the record books — her own, her team’s and the WNBA’s. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 That was resistance for most of the past year, and since March it's flipped into support, the stock has come back down to test it a handful of times on pullbacks and bounced every time. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Notable young pitchers expected to become key contributors, such as Jacob Lopez and Luis Morales, had bounced between the major leagues and Triple-A while the rotation remained in flux. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 After a Jordan Pickford save, the rebound bounced right to the left foot of Torbjørn Heggem, who blasted the ball into the goal. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026 The Warriors have run most of last season’s roster back this offseason after going 37-45 and being bounced in the play-in tournament. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Unlike Gaby who grew up loved and close to her two mothers, Drew bounced between foster homes, each one worse and more abusive. — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026

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Fans of the Spinners were dismayed this week after the team said the town unfairly ejected it from the stadium.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026

Definition of ejected

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Scott first attended Arizona State on a partial golf scholarship, but was dismissed from the team after an incident with a visiting recruit.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
In our most recent conversation, Gershman dismissed the account Sebold gave in her memoir and downplayed the parts of her testimony that were more ambiguous.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Text messages suggested d4vd had manipulated Celeste, even after their breakup in November 2024, the prosecution wrote.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Clark suggested Cannon re-edit and overdub the recording with the stronger bass drums that would become Cannon’s trademark sound and nickname inspiration.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026

Definition of suggested

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With less than 10 minutes on the clock, Messi delivered an outswinging corner from the left that Alexis Mac Allister glanced into the far corner.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
An object does not need to be touched, glanced at or even unlocked to draw on the mind’s limited capacity.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of glanced

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At the same time, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s vast economic reforms sparked high inflation after fuel subsidies were removed three years ago and the currency was devalued.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
In Utah, a yearlong audit of voter registration released in May found 27 noncitizens who were removed from voter rolls out of more than 2 million voters.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026