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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Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Wrobleski walked the leadoff man in the first inning but seemed to be out of the inning when Gabriel Moreno bounced a grounder to Freeman.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounced

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Prosecutors say after killing her children, Clancy cut her wrists and neck and jumped from a second-story window, leaving her partially paralyzed.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
On the fourth rep, Nixon jumped an out route and had a chance for an interception, but dropped it.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of jumped

Verb

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
Instead, after some slight weakness, the stock steadied, and then bounded up 6% higher.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 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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Bumper found that fewer than 10% of ad breaks are actually skipped in practice, despite what listeners claim in surveys.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Less likely to to be skipped is Cregan Stark’s arrival to King’s Landing, known as the Hour of the Wolf.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026