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skipping

ADJECTIVE
jumping
Synonyms
STRONG
active animated beating bouncing bounding dynamic hopping hurdling irregular leaping pulsating quaking quivering shaking springing throbbing trembling
WEAK
buoyant lively unsteady vibrant
Antonyms
STRONG
inactive
NOUN
absenteeism
Synonyms
STRONG
absence defection desertion truancy
Antonyms
WEAK
attendance presence
NOUN
jump
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bounce dive drop fall hurdle plunge rise upsurge vault
STRONG
bob bound buck canter caper capriole dance gambol hop hopping jerk jolt leapfrog leapfrogging leaping lurch nosedive plummet pounce saltation shock skip spring start swerve twitch wrench
WEAK
gambade upspring
NOUN
truancy
Synonyms
STRONG
AWOL cut cutting hooky
WEAK
absent without leave truantry

Example Sentences

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When he noticed people were taking the soap and skipping the sermon, he printed his beliefs on the label—30,000 words of ecstatic philosophy wedged alongside boasts about the product’s many uses: Tooth cleaning!

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He visited the island in 1958, skipping his Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduation ceremony to join his wife, who summered there growing up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Granado-Gomez, who also says he will not file a federal income-tax return this year, is not the only one talking about making a statement by skipping taxes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Clinicians, mayors and advocates documented the outcomes: families skipping meals, children experiencing developmental harm and older adults facing worsening health conditions.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

I dressed them in glittering clothes made of silver dust and sent them skipping around the giant’s ink-black feet.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia