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 Staff at the meat department washed a trap containing raw chicken juice and skipped the sanitizing step. — Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 But the proposal was vague on details and skipped over making a promise to renovate. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2026 One skipped load at a time, those savings add up to hundreds of gallons over a year. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 The newlyweds skipped a joint red carpet appearance but enjoyed time together inside the event as they were photographed taking in the action. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Taylor Swift skipped the 2026 Emmy Awards, but made sure to leave her mark on television's biggest night. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 At a brunch earlier this year, Stewart skipped basic jeans in favor of a polished denim midi skirt. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026 Councilwoman Anna Albi lives in Madisonville, one of the neighborhoods skipped. — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026 Many others skipped the confab altogether, and the party is competing for attention with another American institution, the National Football League, which started its season this week. — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

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Legislators from major production states — Georgia, New York, California, Texas — have hopped on board, but the efforts of CAP and others were aimed at bringing more people into the tent, including those from states with less filming going on.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
The Sox have won 11 of Tolle’s last 12 starts, and his strikeout rate over the last two months has hopped above one-third of opposing hitters.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopped

Verb

And that his young catching counterpart, Drake Baldwin, missed a month or so?

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Under the policy, trafficking concerns must now go through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which controls the children’s custody, raising fears legitimate cases will be missed or delayed.

— Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of missed

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When Walker bounced out of a fourth and 1 scrum and bolted 60 yards for a touchdown in the Chiefs’ 31-10 trouncing of Denver, all at once the astounding was entirely familiar.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
His videos Continentes, confetes (2023) and Encontro amoroso do círculo com o quadrado (2023) were shown in a room filled with colored paper that bounced across three white walls and geometric shapes that slowly overlapped each other, respectively.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

Christian Moore hit an infield single with two outs and the bases loaded that bounded off reliever Taylor Rogers' leg to score Zach Neto and give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5, 11-inning victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Thirty years ago, with the eyes of the world upon her, Janet Evans carried an Olympic torch and bounded up a ramp inside Atlanta’s Olympic Stadium to pass the flame to the greatest of all time.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounded

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Kraft argued that Macklemore’s presentation of the Israel-Hamas war ignored the actions of Hamas and contributed to divisiveness and hate.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Trump ignored warnings that Iran would respond by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and attacking our allies and bases in the region.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

Sonoma County had a rainy late spring, so the vegetation rebounded and began drying out, leaving behind more kindling for fires.

— Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Chicago rebounded from a 6-3 loss at Cleveland on Wednesday that knocked them out of a share of first for the first time since July 4.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of rebounded

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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
Some of the better chances provoked surprising misses, in particular a header from close range from the normally dependable Merino glanced straight at the ‘keeper, and a swipe by Saka that was shanked wide.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026