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hop

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hop

1 a social gathering for dancing
  • back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal
Synonyms of hop

ball, cotillion (also cotillon), dance, formal, prom
Words Related to hop

blowout, celebration, event, festival, festivity, fete (or fête), gala, masque (also mask), masquerade, mixer, party, reception, shindig, soiree (or soirée)

hoedown, square dance
2 an act of leaping into the air
  • she made it across the rocky creek in two hops
Synonyms of hop

bound, jump, leap, spring, vault
Words Related to hop

bounce, lope, skip

caper, capriole, gambado, gambol

attack, pounce

dive, pitch, plunge

hop

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hop

1 to move with a light springing step
  • a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass
Synonyms of hop

bounce, bound, lollop, lope, skip, trip
Words Related to hop

caper, frisk, gambol, romp

skim, skitter

jump, leap, vault
Near Antonyms of hop

lumber, plod, trudge
2 to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
  • the frog hopped back into the pond
  • the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way
Synonyms of hop

bound, jump, leap, spring, vault
Words Related to hop

bounce, hurdle, leapfrog, lope, skip

buck

caper, capriole, cavort, frolic, gambol, romp

attack, pounce

shoot, skyrocket

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