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 New York Giants have officially hopped into the DeLorean. —

Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026 Instead, when the lorries arrived with more beer, the Scots hopped aboard and helped unload the kegs themselves. —

Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 3 June 2026 The two hopped the fence, walked up to the barn on the man’s property and knocked, but left when no one answered the door, Johnson said. —

Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 June 2026 Immediately after his meet-and-greet, Tsunoda hopped into a Ford GT MK IV for a guest on-track demonstration, his first time driving Sonoma’s circuit only months after drifting a Formula 1 car around the streets of San Francisco during a Red Bull Racing show run. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026 Not well known in the investment community, Gill hopped on Reddit to pitch reasons to invest in GameStop in the subreddit WallStreetBets. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026 Prior to his work on Valerie, Storm hopped over to feature films to direct the vampire movie spoof Once Bitten, which starred the then-up-and-coming actor Jim Carrey opposite Lauren Hutton. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Everyone’s hopped up on coffee, adrenaline and close quarters. —

Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026 And, sure enough, a cheerful looking man in a uniform soon came from nowhere, hopped into his van, and drove off. —

Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 May 2026

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Finally, with two out in the fourth inning, Gabriel Moreno bounced a double up the right-field line for the Diamondbacks’ first hit of the game.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Corbin Carroll bounced Ohtani’s next pitch to second baseman Alex Freeland, who started a 4-6-3 double play, Mookie Betts’ throw just beating the speedy Carroll to first base.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 June 2026