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 Players hopped golf cart rides to class, on the rare occasion that the class wasn’t online. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 In other words, big, lucrative companies are more likely to have hopped on the AI train. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Braves shortstop Jim Jarvis made a diving stop on Benge's hard grounder up the middle, hopped up and made a throw to first that beat the runner. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 During the concert in New York City, the star and co-creator of Ted Lasso hopped onstage and joined Marcus Mumford to sing the beloved show’s theme song. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 Tim Walz hopped on Elon's Twitter and had the internet play a round of golf with him at Northwest Angle Country Club. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 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

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Peraza advanced on Travis d’Arnaud’s groundout before Josh Lowe struck out swinging and Zach Neto bounced to second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
New Chapter Princess Anne bounced newborn Peter on her knees while Queen Elizabeth gave him a little tickle during his christening in 1977.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounced

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The number of QOFs grew from about 1,300 to 12,800, with the largest one-year increase in QOZ property occurring between 2020 and 2021, when the total jumped from $44 billion to $66 billion.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Tuition plus fees at four-year public schools, which were harder hit, jumped 35% over the same period.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of jumped

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How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.

— Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Today’s official Little Italy is bounded between 48th, 59th, and J streets, and Folsom Boulevard, and many Italian-Americans still live and own businesses in the area, said Italian Cultural Society member Steve Maviglio.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounded

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The candidates leapt into a weekslong sprint after Lindsey Graham's death on July 11, with a filing period that took place from July 21 to 28, just ahead of Tuesday's primary.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Reports are on track to show earnings per share leaped 50% in the spring from a year earlier for companies in the S&P 500, according to FactSet.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaped

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Scott explained that his kids had watched shows including The Office and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but had skipped Parks and Recreation despite his encouragement.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Ben Rice followed Grisham's tiebreaking double with a hard RBI single that skipped over shortstop Colt Emerson's glove.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026