SKIP Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈskip

Definition of skip

as in to hop

to move with a light springing step children skipping along the woodland path

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as in to miss

to fail to attend the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach

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as in to bounce

to strike and fly off at an angle the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor

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skip

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noun

as in commander

a person in overall command of a ship the skip's barking orders again

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Recent Examples of skip

Verb

With time skips and eerie supernatural occurrences, this show continues to be a fan favorite for a reason. — Taylor Grothe, Parents, 4 July 2026 Sombr skipped a tie altogether, instead letting a romantic red rosette serve as a flourish. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

Noun

If costs wobble, choose sturdy materials and skip extras, because reliability brings lasting ease that nourishes home life. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026 José Tena followed with a groundball that Tatis dove to stop and chose to throw to second for what would have been a spectacular out, only to have his low throw skip past Bogaerts. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for skip

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skip

Verb

As a result, the harmonies and chords are in a state of perpetual change, moving together more like clouds of starlings or minnows than a single frog hopping from stone to stone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
These yellow dots would hop from planet to planet, until eventually landing on earth.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 July 2026

Definition of hop

Verb

In the early days, the page teemed with posts sharing objects found, along with heartfelt and, at times, gut-wrenching pleas for missing personal items.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
After making all six of his shots and four of his free throws on Friday, Lendeborg was 0 for 4 from the field and missed both of his foul shots in the first half.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of miss

Verb

For pitchers bouncing between organizations, one rough outing can change the trajectory of an entire season, and that seems to have been the case with former Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Austin Voth.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Messi, while still a brilliant creator and ruthless in the final third, doesn’t have the legs to bounce on the break.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of bounce

Noun

Ukraine's drone force commander, Robert Brovdi, known as Magyar, said via Telegram that 14 Russian ships were hit in the Sea of Azov on Thursday evening, taking the number of Russian vessels stuck by Ukrainian drones to 35 over the last 96 hours.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026
The two-pilot setup matches the arrangement found in the B-2 Spirit bomber, where a pilot and a mission commander share flight duties and alternate tasks during long missions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of commander

Verb

The suspect allegedly attempted to flee again by jumping fences and ignoring the officers’ commands to stop, but was apprehended and placed in custody.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
But aside from dispatching shotgun-toting police agents to keep an eye on them, Venezuelan authorities mostly ignored the protesters.

— John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026

Definition of ignore

Verb

The deck was built as travel started to rebound and the airport was again seeing a higher passenger demand.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Admissions dipped around mid-March and again in early June, when the market reached its lowest point of the year, but both occasions the downturn lasted only briefly before business rebounded.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026

Definition of rebound

Noun

Jude Bellingham scored for England in that game, including the extra-time winner, to reach six goals and match his teammate and captain, Harry Kane.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Strengthening there remains imperative, with club captain Seamus Coleman having left as a free agent and Scotland international Nathan Patterson expected to follow him.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of captain

Noun

France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Months after his sudden departure, the former Red Sox skipper followed through on a charitable commitment tied to one of Boston's biggest offensive milestones.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of skipper

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