skips 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of skip
1
as in hops
to move with a light springing step children skipping along the woodland path

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

2
as in misses
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

3
as in bounces
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

skips

2 of 2

noun

plural of skip
as in commanders
a person in overall command of a ship the skip's barking orders again

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skips
Verb
  • But what happens when a broadcasting channel misses the most crucial part of the action?
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Use Airtable to track client progress, then set up an automation in Zapier to alert you when a client misses two sessions in a row or stops completing tasks.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Democrats expressed their distaste with the GOP plan after they were iced out of negotiations for the short-term legislation that ignores their demand to put guardrails on Elon Musk’s federal cost-cutting mission through the Department of Government Efficiency.
    Lauren Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Work-Life Intersections Career planning in our organizations often ignores life's complexities.
    Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Skips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skips. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on skips

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!