LOPED Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

loped

verb

past tense of lope

as in hopped

to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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Recent Examples of loped Jeremy Peña lined Luis Morales’ fourth pitch Saturday afternoon to left field and loped into second base. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026

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That changed in spring, when Sequoia partner Andrew Reed connected with Belosic and quickly hopped a plane from San Francisco to Reno.

— Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The Rams were near the goal line where Adams pulled up during his route and hopped out the back of the end zone.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hopped

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Milwaukee players bounded out of the dugout to greet Pratt, who debuted in June and became the first rookie to hit an extra-inning homer in the World Series.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
The ball bounded high over Bauers and onto the grass in short right field.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounded

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Ryan Greene tracked a puck that bounced at the top of the crease and into the air and batted it past Schmid and into the net.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Meta helps lead the swings Meta Platforms bounced up and down after outlining plans to raise $35 billion by selling stock to help pay for its AI investments.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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