HOPPED Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

hopped

verb

past tense of hop

as in bounced

to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

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as in jumped

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

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Recent Examples of hopped The Texas Rangers’ Wyatt Langford, an excellent defender, turned his back, took several hard steps, leaped and extended his glove, but the ball found grass and one-hopped the wall. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 But in the shadow of their imperialistic expansion, the Cleveland Guardians took a massive jump from +4000 to +3500 while the San Diego Padres hopped from +8000 to +7500 thanks to their moves. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Ewers rolled out to the left, came up short and one-hopped a comeback to Tutu Atwell. — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 But, as Dinger was passing in front of the Comets dugout, Thomas hopped onto the field and right into the path of the scooter-ridin' mascot. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Acuña swung and missed and hopped on his left leg before walking tenderly back to the dugout. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 Eventually and from a respectful distance, Ayres hopped in the water to get a better look at the whales. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 Sensing that her slowly closing window was about to slam all the way shut, our entrepreneurial acquaintance flashed her best smile and hopped out to complete whatever errand had brought her there in the first place. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026 Terpenes are the aromatic compounds in cannabis, bringing piney, almost dank, notes, as if it had been hopped like an IPA. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

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Verb

Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Wrobleski walked the leadoff man in the first inning but seemed to be out of the inning when Gabriel Moreno bounced a grounder to Freeman.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounced

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Prosecutors say after killing her children, Clancy cut her wrists and neck and jumped from a second-story window, leaving her partially paralyzed.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
On the fourth rep, Nixon jumped an out route and had a chance for an interception, but dropped it.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of jumped

Verb

Bumper found that fewer than 10% of ad breaks are actually skipped in practice, despite what listeners claim in surveys.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Less likely to to be skipped is Cregan Stark’s arrival to King’s Landing, known as the Hour of the Wolf.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026