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

If your Mediterranean travel dreams mean hopping between postcard-perfect ports aboard a private yacht—without sacrificing luxury hotel comforts—Emerald Sakara just may be your answer. — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The dynamic is at its best when Judah glides over IsoKeys’ beats like two kids trying to be suave while hopping an MTA turnstile with one tap. — Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026

The party has since passed stiffer rules that are intended to prevent states such as New Hampshire and Iowa from hopping the line in the future. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Vogue’s Guide to Styling Canvas Shoes Designers are hopping on the trend too. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 23 July 2026

The brothers worked the deep weed edges with large spoons, making long casts and hopping them off bottom. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026

The next clip shows George fearlessly hopping over gaps in the rocks before taking a seat on one and pointing into the distance. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

This makes the Exumas a must-visit for snorkeling, diving, fishing, beach-hopping—and paddling with those famous swimming pigs. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

The officers, who were traveling two to a government vehicle, turned on their police lights and attempted to pull over the van when the men fled, conducting a U-turn and hopping a median to get away, according to Reitz. — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 July 2026

Phrases Containing hopping

• hopping mad