Synonyms of hop, skip, and jump

hop, skip, and jump

noun

as in inch

a very small distance or degree

it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inch
• step
• shouting distance
• neck
• stone's throw
• ace
• bit
• hair
• hairbreadth
• hairline
• trifle
• smidgen
• jot
• particle
• minim
• crumb
• dab
• iota
• mite
• trace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• long haul
• mile
• country mile
• infinity
• light-year

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hop, skip, and jump

For the less inert, Hans Grill, a modern British restaurant in sister property 11 Cadogan Gardens, is just a hop, skip, and jump over. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

With a hop, skip, and jump through the airport, we were quickly whisked away to Domes Novos Santorini, Domes Resorts’ newest property, freshly opened in April 2024. — Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024

Growing up in Miami, Florida, WDW was just a hop, skip, and jump away for my family to take weekend jaunts to the Magic Kingdom. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023

Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you. — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022

The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home. — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021