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skipped

VERB

bounce or jump over

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bound carom dance fly glance hop leap ricochet scamper scoot skim skitter

STRONG

bob bolt buck canter caper cavort flee flit frisk gambol graze lope prance run skedaddle spring step tiptoe trip

WEAK

hippety-hop make off skirr

Antonyms

STRONG

stand stay wait

WEAK

face meet take on

VERB

avoid, miss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

escape eschew pass up

STRONG

cut desert disregard flee neglect omit split

WEAK

leave out miss out pass over play hooky run away skim over

Antonyms

STRONG

stay

WEAK

face meet take on

Example Sentences

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The problem with this is that Loper skipped a crucial step.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

He added that "the legal team's review process, which had been conducted in the past, was also skipped".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Schlamminger skipped the conference's morning sessions, preoccupied with worries about temperature fluctuations, pressure changes, and other tiny effects that might distort the results.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

After playing 12 matches in Australia in January - winning the title in Brisbane and finishing runner-up at the Australian Open - Sabalenka skipped both of February's WTA 1000 events in the Middle East.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Doctors often skipped the step of scrupulously washing their hands and fingernails with soap and water before treating a wound or performing surgery.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow