BOUNCES Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

bounces

verb

present tense third-person singular of bounce

as in chases

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

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as in rebounds

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 removes

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 suggests

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 hops

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 bounces As Warner begins to ponder the effects of time, his son runs and bounces through the living room, swerving around the breakfast he’s being coaxed to eat. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 21 July 2026 To win the World Cup, a team needs luck—luck that the ball bounces its way and its key players don’t get injured. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 La Mirada’s production, under the able enough direction and choreography of Parker Esse, bounces along through all these twists and turns. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 In season 2, Georgie experiences professional growing pains — primarily due to his business rival, Fred Fagenbacher (Matt Letscher) — and Mandy bounces between jobs after her public remarks about her faith cause controversy amongst the conservative locals. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 Every leaf, branch, and gust of wind bounces sound waves back to the hunter, creating a deafening acoustic fog. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026 The older one bounces his Spalding off the brick walls; the younger one digs his fingers into the box of corn flakes for the plastic prize. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Ulloa bounces between a linear, historical telling of the political, economic and racial shifts in the area and the personal accounts of five families from the region, including her own. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 Lauren bounces ideas off her colleagues and confidantes in a winemaker tasting group, which also includes Emma Kosicek, Tony’s daughter. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026

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Verb

One of the most intense sequences finds Lucas protecting a still-comatose Max while a horde of demodogs chases him through a hospital.

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Seconds later, Bella, an 11-year-old husky, jumps in and chases the bear across the driveway and away from the child.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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In her second appearance against the Sky on July 19, Jones finished with six points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Ogwumike finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, also moving past Candace Parker (3,467) into third on the WNBA’s career rebounds list with 3,472.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of rebounds

Verb

That ranking uses a similar methodology to the Billboard Global 200, but purposefully removes consumption from American listeners.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This move removes Iran’s primary justification for disrupting shipping in the SOH and for attacking its neighbors.

— Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of removes

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Since 2022, the Falcons haven’t finished worse than 10th in the NFL in rushing — and their new offense, led by coach Kevin Stefanski and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, suggests that won’t soon change.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
This production suggests that Hedwig is actually doing her concert at the Yale Cabaret space, which seats less than 100 people, while Tommy Gnosis is headlining at the nearly 1,000-person capacity Toad’s Place.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of suggests

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My lab has been practicing these techniques for many years in poplars, eucalypts, hops and, recently, chestnut.

— Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
In the middle of this story about the recording session, Scott hops up to grab a piece of candy — a red Airhead stocked by the catering team.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026

Definition of hops

Verb

Amarildo instantly controls a quick throw-in, skips away from one Czech defender, hoodwinks another with a hip-swerve and, spotting keeper Schrojf off his line, fires the ball in at the near post.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
The researchers also note that heavier diving species likely rely on their legs to launch, something this robot skips entirely.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Definition of skips

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Israel dismisses Hamas’ announcement as meaningless political spin.

— Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Amon, a Brazilian engineer who joined Qualcomm 30 years ago and became its CEO in 2021, dismisses the notion that this is all too much for Qualcomm to chase at once, saying the company has been on this reinvention path many times before.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 June 2026