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 Wilson skipped a pass to Adams, who sent a wobbler to Kenny Golladay for a 34-yard completion. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 After many other high-profile titles skipped this year’s edition, McDonagh’s film felt like the only obvious Oscar player in the bunch. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 An employee skipped the sanitizing part of ware washing of several bowls used from the cook’s line. — Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 This move sparked rumors of a rift, which intensified after Earle skipped Unwell’s Super Bowl party during the 2025 Super Bowl weekend. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2026 In one instance detailed in the report, Fetterman allegedly skipped a meeting with paralyzed veterans in favor of an appearance on Fox News. — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 He was later charged, but skipped his court appearances and now has outstanding warrants for arrest. — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 Powerdrift noted that Yamaha's skipped the variable valve actuation that delivered substantial low-end torque like with the smaller R15, in favor of more lively performance in the mid-high rev range. — Yamaha, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 That more aggressive timeline, combined with a town council that had skipped increases to water rates in the past, meant Gilbert needed to raise money for its new projects quickly. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 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

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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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Most notably, the infamous Circa Survivor saw nearly one-third of its record 25,017 entries (at $1,000 each) bounced by the Bolts — and by the way, include me in the carnage.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The native New Yorker bounced from family to family and then to a group home.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounced

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An advisory remains in place for an area roughly bounded by Las Palomas Drive on the west and West Skyline Drive on the east.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Each of their faces is bounded by the same number of edges, and the same number of faces meet at each vertex.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bounded

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All three projects—the ballroom, the arch, and the Kennedy Center—may soon be moving forward simultaneously, red tape cleared (or ignored).

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
What mattered was that the project ignored the fact that a ship is nothing but the tip of a very long logistical, regulatory, and infrastructure spear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignored

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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