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 feud went public during Jordan's 2016 stint on The Bachelorette, kicking off years of familial cold-shouldering and skipped family weddings. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Bakkila skipped the brand’s optional white glove delivery, and her king-size mattress arrived in two heavy boxes with the latex layers packaged separately inside a zippered cover for assembly at home. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 Before the pandemic, some properties even offered loyalty points or complimentary items to guests who skipped housekeeping during their stay. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Even before the pandemic, some properties offered loyalty points or complimentary items to guests who skipped housekeeping. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The ball skipped between Ramírez’s legs into left, allowing Mesa to score. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Organizers skipped both 2025 and 2026, citing competition in the festival market and challenges booking country artists. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Democratic donors, meanwhile, have increasingly skipped over the Democratic National Committee, with some choosing to instead funnel money directly to candidates. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Hartung, who leads the clinic’s home care program, knows a family who skipped going to church for more than month to avoid possible measles exposures to their vulnerable infant. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

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Verb

That changed in spring, when Sequoia partner Andrew Reed connected with Belosic and quickly hopped a plane from San Francisco to Reno.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The Rams were near the goal line where Adams pulled up during his route and hopped out the back of the end zone.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hopped

Verb

Sexton, who missed all five preseason games, was a full participant in practice Monday and did not suffer a setback, Redick said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
When working as a rural OB-GYN, Marshall sued over 700 patients, leading to 81 arrests when patients missed court dates and failed to repay their bills.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of missed

Verb

After leaving an affordable apartment where a neighbor had made her life intolerable, Hobby and her four children bounced among hotels, relatives’ homes and, at times, their car.

— Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Punter Matt Araiza, so good in the previous game against the Raiders, bounced a punt into the end zone.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

Russia’s support for Tehran has been operationally meaningful but carefully bounded.

— Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Finally the buck turned, bounded up on top of the bank, still in thickets where no arrow could get through, and started to walk around my tree.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounded

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But moviegoing rebounded the following day, with Sunday admissions rising by 80,000 compared with the previous Sunday.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Nonetheless, California rebounded from that blow, with the state becoming the epicenter of innovation in the new internet economy, minting trillion-dollar companies such as Apple and Google.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026