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 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 The squirrel briefly hopped in (before flipping out) of Orioles outfielder Leody Taveras’ glove. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 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 Before that, Height hopped from Auburn to USC to Georgia Tech. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 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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Unfortunately, Cruz’s numbers dipped precipitously in the second half of the season and the Rays were bounced from the playoffs by the Red Sox in the division series.

— John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
He’s bounced all around the diamond, spending time at first base, second base, third base, shortstop and left field, and the Arraez trade would’ve provided him with an opportunity to settle into one position for the first time all season.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounced

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Coca-Cola, Berkshire’s third largest position at $35 billion, has jumped 25% year-to-date.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Thomas says that starting around 2015, there was a lot of bad whiskey being produced as the category grew in popularity and investors jumped onto the whiskey bandwagon, charging premium prices for sub-standard liquid.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of jumped

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Near where the Loch empties into the Harlem Meer, a long-haired child, unaccompanied by an adult, bounded along the bank with a fly rod.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The area, which centers on Duvan Drive, is bounded by Harlem Avenue to the east, Metra Rock Island railroad to the south and 175th Street to the north.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026