LOPE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of lope

as in to hop

to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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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 See All Example Sentences for lope

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope

Verb

Brand manager Euan Franco flagged the trend online earlier this month, and decided to hop on the rhinestone bandwagon, hoping to resonate with SunLife’s consumers.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
On May 8, Michael Mott, 41, hopped a perimeter fence and entered an active runway at Denver International Airport.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hop

Noun

The losing record will cause many to believe the rebuild is behind schedule, but a closer look shows that the Bulldogs were a few bad bounces and missteps away from an eight-win season.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
How often do coaches who are firmly on the hot seat actually have a bounce-back season to save their jobs?

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounce

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
But after he was sidelined, Earl ran the offense without skipping a beat.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of skip

Noun

With Nebraska, the Cornhuskers landed Casey Thompson out of the portal from Texas and expected to take a leap in year five of the Scott Frost era.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
Child safety experts lauded the settlement and the accompanying pressure campaign as a giant leap forward in the effort to regulate an industry that until this year appeared all but impenetrable to reform, either from the courts or legislatures.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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