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skip

The word “skip” has 1 syllable: skip

It's pronounced as /skɪp/

What is synonym and antonym for skip?

In the thesaurus, “skip” has 52 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for skip along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for skip

Antonyms for skip

  • attend
  • crew
  • crewman
  • crewmate
  • lumber
  • plod
  • trudge

Meanings of skip

  • noun
    1. A leaping, jumping or skipping movement.
    2. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part.
    3. A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once.
    4. A person who attempts to disappear so as not to be found.
    5. Skywave propagation.
    6. A large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep).
    7. A transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.
    8. A skep, or basket.
    9. A wheeled basket used in cotton factories.
    10. (sugar manufacture) A charge of syrup in the pans.
    11. A beehive.
    12. Short for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority.
    13. (specially) The captain of a sports team. Also, a form of address by the team to the captain.
    14. The player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks.
    15. (bowls) The captain of a bowls team, who directs the team's tactics and rolls the side's last wood, so as to be able to retrieve a difficult situation if necessary.
    16. The scoutmaster of a troop of scouts (youth organization) and their form of address to him.
    17. An Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.
    18. (college slang) A college servant.
  • verb
    1. To move by hopping on alternate feet.
    2. To leap about lightly.
    3. To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface.
    4. To throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface.
    5. To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).
    6. To place an item in a skip.
    7. Not to attend (some event, especially a class or a meeting).
    8. To leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner.
    9. To leap lightly over.
    10. To jump rope.
    11. (crocheting) To pass by a stitch as if it were not there, continuing with the next stitch.

Example Sentences

  • She decided to skip the meeting because she was feeling tired.
  • Don’t skip breakfast if you want to stay energized.
  • He tends to skip classes when the subject is boring.
  • They plan to skip the long line by buying tickets online.
  • You can skip the introduction and go straight to the main topic.

On this page you'll find 59 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to skip, such as: absent oneself, admiral, attend, blow off, bounce, bound, brush.

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