HOPS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of hop

as in dances

a social gathering for dancing back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal

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as in leaps

an act of leaping into the air she made it across the rocky creek in two hops

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hops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hop

as in bounces

to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

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as in jumps

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 hops

Noun

Brewers were developing new techniques to extract as much flavor and aroma as possible from the hops. — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 China’s state news agency Xinhua has reported that the vehicle is expected ⁠to conduct at least three hops during the mission. — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026 The style was born in Dortmund, Germany, and usually sits somewhere between the snappy hops of a pilsner and the malty smoothness of a Helles. — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Plzeňský Prazdroj, the country’s largest beer producer, expects to incur losses this year due to a stunted hops yield. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 That’s partly why the Reinheitsgebot (a law that declared beer could only be made with barley, hops and water) was enacted in Germany in 1516 — to reserve wheat for making bread. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Brees showed off his impressive hops after the score by dunking the ball over the goal post. — Larry Holder, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The company argues that reducing network hops becomes increasingly important as real-time AI deployments scale. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 22 July 2026 The Carnaval de Guaranda, for instance, takes inspiration from a rowdy annual fiesta held in the Bolivar Province and is made with vodka, hops, figs, white truffle, turmeric, and a local moonshine called pájaro azul. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Verb

His Samoyed hops up and finds a spot between the athlete’s legs and the sofa’s back pillows. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 Bavik keeps things classic, brewing with 100% malt and aroma hops, then letting the beer chill out for an extended cold maturation. — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Once the key ingredient in beer, hops, is used in brewing, the plant’s stems and leaves are left over. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026 In one particularly zany scene that was teased to the public, Hart (OK, his stuntman) hops on a pink stretch limo zooming around the Brickell area. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 My lab has been practicing these techniques for many years in poplars, eucalypts, hops and, recently, chestnut. — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 In the middle of this story about the recording session, Scott hops up to grab a piece of candy — a red Airhead stocked by the catering team. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026 When Shirley proves useless, Juliette hops onto some ropes to zip past the staircase gap and meet with Knox, who shares her curiosity about where Lukas went. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026 As President Whitmore, Bill Pullman gives an all-timer inspirational speech, hops in a fighter jet, and destroys invading aliens. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hops

Noun

Just Beyond Endless Mountain feels loving, pastoral, and raw, with long fiddle solos, flute that dances around the lyrics and scores of other orchestral instruments, most that Matsson plays himself.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
The dancing kicked off with Zuckerman and Montgomery’s first dance before family dances brought another emotional layer to the night.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dances

Noun

The cliff divers, drawn to the thrills of the illicit jumps amplified by social media, reveled in dozens of leaps.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Mobile networks, radar systems, and even satellite communication have made major technological leaps in the past couple of decades, but there is much that can be further improved.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaps

Noun

In addition to showing up everywhere, from festivals to parades and weddings to proms, the Wienermobile has also helped people, including Drew Barrymore, celebrate their birthdays over the decades with special stops made in their honor.

— Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Dunkin’ Prom, which funds alternative proms for teens who may have missed theirs for medical reasons and lastly, grants to customize hospital spaces to create joy.

— Zuri Primos June 29, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026

Definition of proms

Verb

The package skips any form of standard or optional kitchen unit but does include a full set of blackout blinds and ventilation grilles for the front windows meant to increase airflow and cut out condensation when sleeping inside.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Consuming raw foods skips the cooking step that often reduces harmful bacteria, so knowing your source and paying attention to freshness, cleanliness, and proper handling becomes even more important, Morris adds.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of skips

Noun

But the singer’s sense of humor isn’t limited to the giant glittery balls.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
In a small room on the second floor of an Episcopal church in Queens, a large printer beeps and whirs, spitting out posters inked with bright yellow tennis balls.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of balls

Verb

With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026