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 Roberts indicated that’s playing into the team’s approach with Ohtani, who skipped the All-Star Game last Tuesday in Philadelphia to treat and rest his balky knee. — Mike Fitzpatrick, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The Brewers skipped his final start of the first half to give him extra rest for the second half. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The next studio to try this playbook should keep the discipline and add the audience development layer this one skipped. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The horrors of what Henry has left behind — and could easily be returned to — are hardly skipped over. — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2026 Deng skipped her title defense to play in the Evian Championship last week in France. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Scott, by contrast, signed the Giving Pledge at 49, skipped the sprawling foundation entirely, and started moving billions out the door immediately through Yield Giving. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Ohtani skipped the All-Star Game in order to get treatment on his bothersome left knee. — Staff Report, Oc Register, 16 July 2026 Though this is the first time Ohtani has skipped a pitching start, the Dodgers did push back his last start on the mound by two days. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipped

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Eventually and from a respectful distance, Ayres hopped in the water to get a better look at the whales.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
Sensing that her slowly closing window was about to slam all the way shut, our entrepreneurial acquaintance flashed her best smile and hopped out to complete whatever errand had brought her there in the first place.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026

Definition of hopped

Verb

The Heat, which last season missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019, will begin next season with a roster led by Bam Adebayo and Antetokounmpo.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Trice, a third-round pick in 2024, has missed the first two regular seasons of his career because of knee injuries.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of missed

Verb

As the team bounced and gyrated, Infantino ran over and tried to move the president out of the frame.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Patrons bounced between the row of white tents at Ravenswood On Tap for a beer sampling, full pour, food and art from the North Side neighborhood’s local businesses.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

The pilot started in a smaller downtown area the following year before it was expanded it earlier this year to span an area bounded by Irving Park Road to the north, 26th Street to the south and Ashland Avenue to the west.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Down 2-0 entering the ninth inning against the New York Mets, the Red Sox bounded back to tie the score and win 3-2 in extra innings, their impressive midseason run stretching their current win streak to nine games to close out the first half.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of bounded

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The remarks struck a nerve in a country grappling with persistently high youth unemployment and quickly became a rallying cry for a generation that says it feels ignored by those in power.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
There's another trendline as well — patients who delay coming in until their symptoms are so severe they can't be ignored.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

With less than 10 minutes on the clock, Messi delivered an outswinging corner from the left that Alexis Mac Allister glanced into the far corner.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
An object does not need to be touched, glanced at or even unlocked to draw on the mind’s limited capacity.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026