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 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 Woodard quickly hopped on it to and the Dolphins defense survived. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 On August 21, Jenner hopped on Instagram to share a few selfies while sunbathing beside the pool in a black string bikini. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026 When she was not granted a seat, Harp hopped in the trunk of one of the SUVs transporting the president’s entourage to court, according to CNN. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 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

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Ollie Robinson dismissed Azan Awais and Abdullah Shafique and Jofra Archer bounced out captain Babar Azam in the first eight overs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The Rays tied the score when Jonny DeLuca bounced a ball that shortstop Xander Bogaerts couldn’t handle, setting up Mateo’s heroics.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounced

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The Sox jumped back ahead in the third inning on a Benintendi RBI single.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
The team's official drumline, The Pack, pounded on illuminated drums during quarter breaks, while Skye, the team's sassy, blue-haired lioness mascot, jumped onto the T-shirt cannon to launch souvenir merchandise high into stadium seats.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of jumped

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Interior galleries, each with its own orientation and entry, are loosely distributed within the extensive open space of the museum’s single floor; the whole volume is bounded by a winding, unbroken wall of windows.

— Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
An irrigation channel bounded one side of the field, where both a snowy egret and a great egret stood.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounded

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Miami got off to a promising start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Casemiro, who lined up as a center back, leaped above Montreal defenders and scored on a header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
In the distance, a toddler in a matching Nike outfit literally leaped into the arms of a crying woman, perhaps a grandmother, squeezing tightly for a hug.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaped

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That more aggressive timeline, combined with a town council that had skipped increases to water rates in the past, meant Gilbert needed to raise money for its new projects quickly.

— Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Acosta, who subbed on in the 87th minute for Eddi Tagseth, skipped a first-touch shot, off a free kick played by Mukhtar, inside the left post in the 90th and Qasem capped the scoring in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026