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 For the first time in at least three decades, Raúl Castro skipped Cuba’s Moncada revolutionary commemoration. — Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026 The test went deep on the safe part and skipped the dangerous one. — Christian Espinosa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Stansfield then noticed her daughter sometimes skipped meals altogether. — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 July 2026 After months of negotiation, Gaudenzi and the other stakeholders worked out a penalty system for players who skipped tournaments, which would dock a percentage of bonus-pool entitlement per event. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Brands returning to the calendar with a spring show also include Sacai, which skipped last season as Chitose Abe explored new options to show her work, as well as Casablanca, Ester Manas and Christopher Esber. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 The president skipped the WHCA dinners last year and during his first term, at times holding counter events. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 July 2026 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 horrors of what Henry has left behind — and could easily be returned to — are hardly skipped over. — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2026

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Verb

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

Zidane will be counted on to lift the organization’s spirits after the national team, which was widely regarded as one of the favorites to win the title in North America, was bounced from the tournament by eventual winner Spain in the semifinals.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
The rookie opened the scoring in the 24th minute after midfielder Katie O’Kane’s long-range effort bounced through Angel City’s penalty area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

The private sector’s growing role in security functions can deliver real value when properly bounded.

— David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

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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

Years after Cryptina had seemingly faded into obscurity, Ryan was in a New York emergency room when a doctor walked in, glanced at his chart, and suddenly stopped.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Wood golfed at Hill’s first-pitch sinker and then glanced at his dugout as the ball cleared the fence.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 20 July 2026