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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Zidane will be counted on to lift the organization’s spirits after the national team, which was widely regarded as one of the favorites to win the title in North America, was bounced from the tournament by eventual winner Spain in the semifinals.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
The rookie opened the scoring in the 24th minute after midfielder Katie O’Kane’s long-range effort bounced through Angel City’s penalty area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 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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The private sector’s growing role in security functions can deliver real value when properly bounded.

— David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Definition of bounded

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Lundgren got out from the driver’s side of the vehicle, stumbled across the opposing lane of traffic, and leaped over the side of the bridge into Table Rock Lake below, the sheriff said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 July 2026
Gavi’s teammates then leapt to the defense of the 21-year-old, per the outlet.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026