HOPPED Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

hopped

verb

past tense of hop

as in bounced

to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

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as in jumped

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way

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Recent Examples of hopped Two others hopped into a giant muddy puddle and did the Viking row. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 Someone should've hopped on Amazon and bought some Bluetooth eye masks, and the problem would've been solved. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 But the ball caromed instead to Eustáquio, who chested it down, then one-hopped a volley inside the far post. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 Their voices hopped buildings and crossed streets, a living model of social media in the waning days before social media changed everything. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 June 2026 The Queen of Cheese 007 hopped on the plane with her outfit, while Janssen barely managed to fit his costume in his suitcase. — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 Meanwhile, soda giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola also hopped onto the trend. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 28 June 2026 Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 July 2026 Goodall had toiled 23 years as a janitor in a Terre Haute, Indiana, middle school when the 55-year old hopped a flight for the first time in his life, and took the AGT stage in Los Angeles. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 June 2026

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Two years ago, the Dodgers bounced the Padres in Game 5 of the NLDS.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
Moments later the ball bounced to Lamine Yamal, who drilled a shot that was blocked.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026

Definition of bounced

Verb

The number of New Yorkers diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease on the Upper East Side has jumped to 10, officials said Saturday.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
Adams, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound, 24-year-old native of Austin, Texas, jumped high to block an Arthur Kaluma layup while playing 1 minute, 47 seconds for Golden State in the Warriors’ 104-72 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

Definition of jumped

Verb

Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Notably, no players publicly leapt to Bielsa’s defence after the Copa America, with former captain Godin stating that Suarez had tried to address the issues internally.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of leaped

Verb

While the man of the hour may have skipped the press line, Nolan did address the audience in the cinema.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 July 2026
Carpenter skipped the full-bodied blowout that’s become her calling card in favor of the loose braids tied with petite white ribbons.

— Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 6 July 2026