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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in missed

to fail to attend the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of skipped 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 Hiroto Sakata, a civil servant from Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, visited Tokyo's Asakusa district on a day trip and purchased tickets for two people, which cost 2,000 yen total, and skipped the line. — Masayuki Oi Japan News, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026 For the better part of a year, the company backed by Fortress Investment Group had skipped interest payments while trying to negotiate better repayment terms. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 At the time, reports about the luxurious ceremony had to do with who attended and who skipped (that’s kind of what happens when your father is the President of the United States who missed your wedding). — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026 Downstairs an hour earlier, more than 100 college students had skipped the local bars — or at least delayed their arrival — to hear Hinojosa speak about her campaign. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Putin last attended a G-20 summit in 2019 in Japan but skipped the subsequent ones due to the COVID pandemic and the backlash from his invasion of Ukraine. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 That would be a first for the company, which skipped shipping an M4 Ultra but has otherwise shipped a baseline, Pro, and Max-series chip in each generation so far. — ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 Many in competitive races skipped his convention, and in recent weeks some have broken with him on data centers and the payout pitch. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skipped

Verb

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
Prince Harry hopped back across the pond to warn about AI and social media’s potential to harm children during an impassioned speech before the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City on Wednesday.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopped

Verb

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

Verb

Dailey kept the ball on a zone-read play, slipped behind the left guard and bounced it outside for a touchdown that made it 14-7 and gave Northern Iowa (2-2, 1-0) the lead for good 49 seconds into the second quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
The Daily Show has bounced from Craig Kilborn to Jon Stewart to Trevor Noah to various hosts and Jon Stewart again.

— Taylor Tomlinson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

But previous grids had been tightly bounded—patches of orthogonal civilization within an arcing and twisting terrain.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Area 3 is bounded by Russell Boulevard and Fourth Street to the south, Covell Boulevard to the north, Highway 113 to the west and L Street to the north.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounded

Verb

Bonta had previously ordered Bianco to pause his investigation, and Bianco largely ignored him.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Instead of promoting the new album, George mostly ignored his own catalog, devoting two-thirds of the set to oldies by his heroes, including David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Culture Club, and Elton John.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

The Yellow Jackets, who dropped their first two games to Colorado and Tennessee at home, rebounded with a 44-11 victory over Mercer on Saturday.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
At halftime, West Virginia was up 21-14, but Virginia quickly rebounded.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebounded

Verb

Even worse for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the quarterback's throwing hand glanced off the arm of linebacker Blake Cashman on the follow-through.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Graves glanced at the TV and saw smoke pouring from the North Tower of the World Trade Center over Manhattan.

— USA TODAY staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026