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 Feminist Gloria Steinem, who died last week, hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 After writing up our game stories for the 49ers’ playoff win in Green Bay in January 2014, Matt Maiocco and I hopped in a rental car at midnight and drove to Chicago for a flight later that morning. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The Baltimore Sun’s Matt Weyrich and Josh Tolentino hopped on right after the final cuts were announced and gave their initial reactions to the flurry of roster moves. — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 On May 8, Michael Mott, 41, hopped a perimeter fence and entered an active runway at Denver International Airport. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Langley hopped on Instagram on Monday to share photos of her stops in Green Bay, Springfield and Little Rock. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Two of the men quickly hopped up and hustled down the sidewalk, while the third sat for a second before replacing the manhole cover, and walked away, the video shows. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 In June, Luna hopped clumsily from one branch to another, bumping Sandy off her perch and sending her to a branch below. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Most notably, the infamous Circa Survivor saw nearly one-third of its record 25,017 entries (at $1,000 each) bounced by the Bolts — and by the way, include me in the carnage.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The native New Yorker bounced from family to family and then to a group home.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

Clancy later jumped from a second-story window in an apparent suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
When Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2022, oil and fuel costs jumped worldwide—partially out of fears of war spreading globally—but prices settled down after a few months amid a recognition that the conflict was contained.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of jumped

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An advisory remains in place for an area roughly bounded by Las Palomas Drive on the west and West Skyline Drive on the east.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Each of their faces is bounded by the same number of edges, and the same number of faces meet at each vertex.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounded

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And in probably the most effervescent victory of the meet, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi danced, clapped and leaped his way to victory in the high jump.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Except Diggs leapt and hugged the goalpost after the score — drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaped

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Wilson skipped a pass to Adams, who sent a wobbler to Kenny Golladay for a 34-yard completion.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
After many other high-profile titles skipped this year’s edition, McDonagh’s film felt like the only obvious Oscar player in the bunch.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026