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 Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 After writing up our game stories for the 49ers’ playoff win in Green Bay in January 2014, Matt Maiocco and I hopped in a rental car at midnight and drove to Chicago for a flight later that morning. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The Baltimore Sun’s Matt Weyrich and Josh Tolentino hopped on right after the final cuts were announced and gave their initial reactions to the flurry of roster moves. — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Verb

The visitors scored from their only two shots on target in the second half — the first in bizarre fashion, after Gonzalo Garcia’s clearance bounced in off Tyrick Mitchell, and the second following their best passage of play in the game.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Darian Orduno bounced her baby boy on her chest, looking down at his thick black hair and bright eyes.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

Clancy later jumped from a second-story window in an apparent suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
When Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2022, oil and fuel costs jumped worldwide—partially out of fears of war spreading globally—but prices settled down after a few months amid a recognition that the conflict was contained.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of jumped

Verb

The sow bounded away a few feet and then glanced back at him.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Although all of the solar system’s planets with atmospheres have wave-spawning disturbances, only Saturn churns them out looking like polygons, geometric shapes bounded by straight lines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounded

Verb

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