Synonyms of lope

lope 1 of 2

verb

as in to hop

to move with a light springing step

the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hop
• bounce
• skip
• lollop
• bound
• leap
• jump
• romp
• trip
• gambol
• skitter
• frisk
• caper
• vault
• skim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumber
• trudge
• plod

lope

2 of 2

noun

as in bounce

Related Words

• bounce
• skip
• leap
• jump
• vault
• spring
• gambol
• hop
• caper
• bound
• pounce
• attack
• gambado
• capriole
• pitch
• dive
• plunge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lope

Verb

On my way back to the pew, the guilt was still there, loping doggedly at my side. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

The other two shots were right at the rim, while the Hawkeyes hit a loping 3-pointer. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026

Noun

Deep in the Singing Spruce Forest bear hunters unsnapped their rifles and began the long lope home. — Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025

The latter has an easy lope made menacing by a cartoon-alien zap answered by other machines that caw like birds. — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025