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 After missing the playoffs, Notre Dame skipped its bowl game and had a public rift with the ACC, the conference its non-football teams play in. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 However, when Portugal failed to win its group and played elsewhere, Freddy skipped coming to KC. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026 Cursor movement stayed smooth across two monitors, and the Dell Pro 7 never stuttered or skipped on my matte desk surface. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026 Altman’s appearance at ADIPEC is notable not only because Exxon and Chevron executives skipped this year over security concerns. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Debuted with the fall 2010 collection, the brand has been a longtime fixture of Milan Fashion Week ever since but skipped the fashion event in September. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 Cruz, one of the union leaders who skipped the news conference, told the Miami Herald that the agreement is a step in the right direction. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 It’s defined as the transition to variable period cycle length, skipped cycles, and hormone changes, occurring from about age 45 to 51. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026 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

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But before Nixon hopped online, the tone from party leadership couldn’t have been further from that of the rank and file Democrats participating in chat section of the virtual call.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
After a few minutes of chitchat, Martinez hopped inside a giant gorilla suit with Lezama’s help and pranced around in front of the lot to happy honks from cars passing by.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

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Reaves, who played almost an entire game on what turned into a Grade 2 oblique strain suffered last April against Oklahoma City, had missed the Lakers’ previous game against the Atlanta Hawks because of illness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
The defenseman has missed 12 games but on Wednesday joined the Hawks for practice for the first time in a month (in a gray noncontact jersey).

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of missed

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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Oracle's one-day performance The hyperscaler's stock initially bounced after last Wednesday's investor day, when Oracle also issued a revenue forecast of at least $225 billion for fiscal 2030.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
The ball bounced to Koosman, seated in the Mets dugout by manager Gil Hodges.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bounced

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Each payment was firmly bounded—to identifiable living victims or to development, awareness, and commemoration rather than compensation.

— Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Caleb Wilson bounded into the paint with the lack of abandon every rookie possesses, stretching his arms toward the rim in a desperate reach for the ball.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

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The College Football Playoff selection committee has insulted them, their city has mostly ignored them, and few outside of the range of Bob Chesney’s wonderfully gravelly football voice has actually believed in them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
But Colom and his Black supporters also have never ignored the significance of his candidacy as a Black man.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of ignored

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Nasdaq futures rebounded in pre-market trading on Friday with a bounce in chip stocks following a sell-off that sent the Nasdaq into correction territory the day before.

— Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Although deal and exit values rebounded in 2025, the industry entered 2026 with roughly 32,000 unsold companies.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026