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 Staff skipped the sanitizing step when washing cutting boards at the meat prep table. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Both candidates held speaking spots at Republicans' midterm convention earlier this month, as other Republicans in tight races skipped the event. — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 But expansion projects take years to build, so the ones skipped in the lean years simply were not there in the early 2020s. — The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 Formal rites for the dying, already limited, were further truncated or skipped entirely. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Gizelle, who Luann somehow skipped completely over in her toast, even FaceTimes a very late Porsha to tell her not to come. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 Swift skipped the other signature element of her makeup, the red lip, but that's not exactly new news; she's been all about a rosy color lately. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026 Like a left turn phase could be called if there’s a car there or it could be skipped if there’s no car there. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

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Chloë Sevigny was an early adopter, and by now, everyone from Jennifer Lawrence to have hopped on the trend.

— Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
So, around dark, the two men hopped the fence and made their way onto the property.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopped

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Scientists can now examine sections of DNA that were once inaccessible and detect forms of genetic variation that older methods may have missed.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
For those who missed it, Stephens hit a sliding Moore in the helmet during the second quarter, knocking Moore out of the game and sending the star quarterback to the hospital down the street on a stretcher.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of missed

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Matt Araiza bounced this one inside the 5, where Emmett Johnson made a basketball save to Xavier Nwankpa.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Deloatch quickly recovered the ball, which had bounced backward into the end zone, giving the Saints their first touchdown of the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

Start with focused use cases where the data requirements are understood and basic (static versus real time), the operational consequence is bounded, and measurable value can be demonstrated.

— Claudio Laterreur, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The district is bounded to the east by Fair Oaks Boulevard and to the west by San Juan Avenue.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounded

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Bitcoin has rebounded over 40% from its July low, as improving risk appetite have helped revive demand for digital assets.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The Flyers rebounded on the ice last season, reaching the second round of the playoffs after five straight years of no playoff action.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebounded

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Each glanced from time to time at their rods, propped against the metal barrier that separated land from sea.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was still alive, snoring loudly as journalists selected to witness the execution glanced at one another, wondering what was happening.

— Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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