SKIPPED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

skipped

verb

past tense of skip

as in hopped

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

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as in missed

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 bounced

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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Recent Examples of skipped That more aggressive timeline, combined with a town council that had skipped increases to water rates in the past, meant Gilbert needed to raise money for its new projects quickly. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 Acosta, who subbed on in the 87th minute for Eddi Tagseth, skipped a first-touch shot, off a free kick played by Mukhtar, inside the left post in the 90th and Qasem capped the scoring in the sixth minute of stoppage time. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda skipped Jackson Hole. — Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the steward of those bond buybacks, skipped this year’s conference ahead of G-20 talks in North Carolina. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Employees went from the customer dining room to the kitchen, then handled clean plates of customer food to take to the customer skipped the step of washing their hands in the kitchen. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 They can be easily skipped over for more appealing offerings. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 At the time, however, Bullock skipped an updo and wore her short hair pin straight with a subtle zig-zag part. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Aug. 2026 More than 20 players skipped football practice at Contreras in downtown Los Angeles. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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Verb

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
Langley hopped on Instagram on Monday to share photos of her stops in Green Bay, Springfield and Little Rock.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hopped

Verb

Right tackle Luke Goedeke tore his plantar fascia and suffered a severe foot contusion, and missed six games.

— Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Bell, a fourth-round draft pick after his record-breaking senior year at UConn, missed the first two preseason games with a groin injury but starred in his debut against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the brand new Highmark Stadium on Thursday night.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of missed

Verb

Ollie Robinson dismissed Azan Awais and Abdullah Shafique and Jofra Archer bounced out captain Babar Azam in the first eight overs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The Rays tied the score when Jonny DeLuca bounced a ball that shortstop Xander Bogaerts couldn’t handle, setting up Mateo’s heroics.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignored

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The defense was organized and rebounded well from some early breakdowns on stretch running plays, and Petrino’s offense doesn’t look like the mess Freddie Kitchens’ group was last year.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Amid skepticism that the venture would last, Oscar faced losses for years but eventually rebounded.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebounded

Verb

The second, a free kick, was glanced in by Nobel Mendy, who was again free close to goal.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Mangione entered the room from a holding area wearing a gray suit and glanced around before taking his seat next to his attorneys, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan.

— Adam Reiss, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026