Synonyms of hopping

hopping 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in ballistic

feeling or showing anger

when he saw what I'd done to his car, the other driver was hopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ballistic
• mad
• angry
• enraged
• indignant
• furious
• angered
• outraged
• infuriated
• infuriate
• steaming
• rabid
• hot
• sore
• hopping mad
• in a pet
• passionate
• foaming
• bent out of shape
• in a huff
• fuming
• fit to be tied
• annoyed
• blue in the face
• hot under the collar
• in a fume
• cheesed off
• riled
• irate
• irritable
• incensed
• apoplectic
• livid
• inflamed
• choleric
• cross
• ticked
• wrathful
• boiling
• ranting
• going crook
• steamed up
• shirty
• rankled
• aggravated
• wroth
• riley
• horn-mad
• roiled
• ireful
• teed off
• seething
• raving
• burning
• bristling
• exasperated
• sizzling
• worked up
• smoldering
• unpleasant
• wrought (up)
• malevolent
• antagonistic
• distant
• sulky
• perturbed
• virulent
• spiteful
• antisocial
• cold
• stormy
• vengeful
• icy
• huffy
• testy
• resentful
• peevish
• vindictive
• disagreeable
• belligerent
• vitriolic
• churlish
• embittered
• bristly
• cool
• fretful
• disapproving
• acrimonious
• unfriendly
• frigid
• grumpy
• inimical
• rancorous
• snappish
• petulant
• antipathetic
• dyspeptic
• bitter
• grouchy
• pugnacious
• crabby
• cranky
• fussy
• irascible
• touchy
• acrid
• ornery
• cantankerous
• quarrelsome
• argumentative
• put out
• bilious
• piqued
• contrary
• inflammable
• querulous
• ill-tempered
• bearish
• contentious
• disputatious
• sorehead
• quick-tempered
• ill-humored

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepting
• delighted
• pleased
• accommodating
• amenable
• happy
• agreeable
• content
• friendly
• satisfied
• obliging
• angerless
• cordial
• complaisant
• sympathetic
• tolerant
• understanding
• amicable
• sweet
• pleasant
• calm
• pacific
• kind
• peaceable
• serene
• tranquil
• placid
• empathetic
• amiable
• good-natured
• easygoing
• genial
• affable
• unembittered
• good-tempered

2

as in buzzing

marked by much life, movement, or activity

by the time we arrived at the club, the place was hopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzing
• busy
• humming
• thriving
• vibrant
• crowded
• lively
• bustling
• brisk
• kinetic
• populous
• rousing
• happening
• flourishing
• stirring
• abuzz
• animated
• alive
• abubble
• swarming
• astir
• teeming
• overflowing
• aboil
• thronging
• abounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• inactive
• sleepy
• lifeless
• asleep

3

as in engaged

involved in often constant activity

caring for six kids always keeps them hopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engaged
• busy
• diligent
• employed
• occupied
• working
• active
• preoccupied
• bustling
• industrious
• assiduous
• immersed
• sedulous
• humming
• buzzing
• laborious
• tied-up
• operating
• concentrating
• going
• running
• absorbed
• lively
• functioning
• focused
• operational
• happening
• thriving
• animated
• flourishing
• vibrant
• engrossed
• knee-deep
• swamped
• operative
• energetic
• living
• intent
• vigorous
• astir
• tireless
• functional
• hardworking
• alive
• indefatigable
• untiring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• idle
• free
• unoccupied
• unemployed
• inactive
• asleep
• sleepy
• dormant
• slow
• quiescent
• unbusy
• passive
• lifeless
• latent
• dead
• inert
• dull
• inoperative
• nonoperating

hopping

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verb

present participle of hop

1

as in bouncing

to move with a light springing step

a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouncing
• bounding
• skipping
• leaping
• jumping
• loping
• tripping
• lolloping
• romping
• capering
• frisking
• skittering
• gamboling
• vaulting
• skimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trudging
• plodding
• lumbering

2

as in jumping

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumping
• leaping
• bounding
• springing
• bouncing
• vaulting
• skipping
• pouncing
• attacking
• loping
• leapfrogging
• cavorting
• romping
• frolicking
• capering
• bucking
• hurdling
• gamboling
• skyrocketing
• shooting
• caprioling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hopping

Adjective

The town is home to nearly 10,000 year-round residents and millions of tourists, with a hopping, walkable apres scene and hotels and condos that neighbor cultural amenities, like the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022

The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport will be a hopping place this coming weekend and next for Christmas and New Year's Day. — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2017

Verb

Tourists hopping between Greece's islands on high-speed ferries are reporting rough rides and brutal bouts of seasickness along the way. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

But word got out fast and by afternoon that day, the place was hopping. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

The space agency also plans to use small, hopping robots starting in 2028 to scout the south polar region ahead of moon base construction. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

In 2023 Jagger’s partner, Melanie Hamrick, told The Times that the couple and their son are a tight family unit, spending their days hopping around Jagger’s wide-ranging real estate portfolio. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026

The Island to Island package offers three nights at Soneva Secret before hopping onto a seaplane for three more evenings at Soneva Fushi or Soneva Jani. — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Pets have been crawling, slithering, and hopping through classrooms across the United States for years. — Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2026

At the song’s core is Ferrell’s voice; powerful, emotive, hopping effortlessly to unexpected notes and corners. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

To the west, Division Street, once known as the Polish Broadway, is hopping with restaurants and free-spending customers. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing hopping

• hopping mad