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bounce

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bounce

active strength of body or mind

the new pop group has real bounce that serves them well in their videos

Synonyms of bounce

beans, brio, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zip

Words Related to bounce

animal spirits, animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, snappiness, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, vibrance, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity

ardor, élan, fervor, fire, passion, zeal

main, metal, mettle, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, stamina, strength

brawniness, fitness, hardiness, huskiness, sturdiness, virility

health, healthiness, soundness, verdure, wellness

Near Antonyms of bounce

indolence, laziness

debilitation, debility, delicacy, disablement, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, impotency, infirmity, powerlessness, puniness, slightness, softness, tenderness, weakness

enervation, exhaustion, inanition, prostration

Antonyms of bounce

lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity

bounce

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bounce

1 to drive or force out

the bar doesn't hesitate to bounce customers for getting rowdy

Synonyms of bounce

banish, boot (out), cast out, chase, dismiss, drum (out), eject, expel, extrude, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out) [chiefly British], turn out

Words Related to bounce

deforce, deport, displace, dispossess, evict, exile, expatriate, ostracize, read out, shut out

ax (or axe), can, cashier, defenestrate, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate

Phrases Synonymous with bounce

give one the gate [slang], send packing

Near Antonyms of bounce

accept, admit, receive, take, take in

welcome

entertain, harbor, house, lodge, shelter

2 to strike and fly off at an angle

most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket

Synonyms of bounce

carom, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip

Words Related to bounce

brush, graze, nudge, rake, shave, sweep

bump, contact, hit, kiss, touch

sideswipe

reflect

3 to let go from office, service, or employment

I'll bounce you if I catch you talking that way again

Synonyms of bounce

ax (or axe), can, cashier, discharge, dismiss, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate, turn off

Words Related to bounce

downsize, excess, furlough, lay off, trim

boot (out), chuck (out), drum (out), kick out, throw out, unseat

separate

Phrases Synonymous with bounce

send packing, show the door (one)

Near Antonyms of bounce

keep

reemploy, rehire

contract, subcontract

recruit

Antonyms of bounce

employ, engage, hire, retain, sign (up or on), take on

4 to set before the mind for consideration

we bounced several script suggestions off the producers, but they weren't interested in any of them

Synonyms of bounce

advance, offer, pose, proffer, propose, propound, suggest, vote

Words Related to bounce

move

nominate, recommend

present, submit, tender, trot out

file, lay, lodge

arrange, calculate, chart, contrive, cover, frame, map, plan, plot, shape

Phrases Synonymous with bounce

put forth, put forward

5 to move with a light springing step

the girl bounced excitedly alongside her parents as they hurried toward the entrance to the amusement park

Synonyms of bounce

bound, hop, lollop, lope, skip, trip

Words Related to bounce

caper, frisk, gambol, romp

skim, skitter

jump, leap, vault

Near Antonyms of bounce

lumber, plod, trudge

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