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

For a Greek Escape Soft whites and baby blues are perfect for island hopping in the Cyclades. — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 17 July 2026

As a recent article by Bloomberg points out, riders hopping into driverless cabs from Waymo, Tesla, and Zoox are treating driverless trips as a license to unwind. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 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

Whitehead has a reputation for hopping among genres—zombie horror, media satire, historical fantasy—with a flair for entertainment value. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

From fans around the world trying the Metroplex’s best barbecue to exploring the Fort Worth Stockyards and hopping back on double-digit-hour flights with cowboy hats on, Haaland’s DFW experience encapsulated that completely. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Spend an hour admiring the neighborhood's Art Deco and Miami Modern architecture, then make an evening of hopping between some of the Beach's landmark hotels. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

The enduring star has since dominated the box office across decades, hopping from crime dramas and black comedies to blockbuster franchises while earning Oscar nominations for 2009’s sports drama Invictus and 2015’s sci-fi adventure The Martian. — Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

The medieval city walls doubled as a set for King’s Landing, but what most travelers don’t realize is that there’s a smaller version on the nearby island of Korčula, an ideal base for island hopping around the Dalmatian Coast. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

Phrases Containing hopping

• hopping mad