Synonyms of bouncing

bouncing 1 of 2

adjective

ˈbau̇n(t)-siŋ 

1

as in healthy

enjoying health and vigor

a bouncing new baby in the family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• healthy
• well
• whole
• robust
• sturdy
• in shape
• sound
• fit
• strong
• hale
• thriving
• hearty
• wholesome
• tough
• lively
• in fine fettle
• active
• able-bodied
• in the pink
• agile
• hard
• good
• iron
• vigorous
• lusty
• well-conditioned
• prospering
• hardy
• ambulatory
• rugged
• stalwart
• right
• flourishing
• blooming
• vital
• all right
• chipper
• sprightly
• flush
• nondisabled
• spry
• uncrippled
• clean-cut
• sprightful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sick
• ill
• weak
• unfit
• diseased
• unhealthy
• unsound
• feeble
• weakly
• ailing
• unwell
• weakened
• sickly
• disabled
• decrepit
• incapacitated
• fragile
• infirm
• delicate
• enfeebled
• frail
• debilitated
• sickened
• worn-out
• differently abled
• troubled
• gaunt
• haggard
• poorly
• run-down
• bad
• malnourished
• undernourished
• emaciated
• afflicted

2

as in lively

having much high-spirited energy and movement

a bouncing dance routine that should be good for an aerobics class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lively
• animated
• energetic
• animate
• active
• brisk
• awake
• spirited
• spanking
• enthusiastic
• playful
• jaunty
• perky
• kinetic
• cheerful
• springy
• jazzy
• frisky
• up
• peppy
• pert
• racy
• zippy
• sprightly
• sparky
• vital
• vivacious
• mettlesome
• gay
• airy
• dashing
• on the go
• snappy
• eager
• bright
• agile
• pizzazzy
• buoyant
• effervescent
• alert
• exuberant
• spiffy
• upbeat
• nimble
• bubbly
• sparkly
• chirpy
• wide-awake
• boisterous
• dapper
• spry
• chipper
• nervous
• impish
• agog
• ebullient
• frolicsome
• keen
• open-eyed
• chirrupy
• skittish
• high-spirited
• pixieish
• high-strung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• limp
• inactive
• listless
• lifeless
• inanimate
• leaden
• languid
• lazy
• tired
• weary
• sluggish
• inert
• languishing
• sleepy
• lethargic
• indolent
• lackadaisical
• languorous
• vapid
• spiritless
• boring
• dull
• tedious
• stolid
• apathetic
• impassive
• torpid
• irksome
• unambitious
• phlegmatic

bouncing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bounce

1

as in chasing

to drive or force out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chasing
• ejecting
• dismissing
• banishing
• expelling
• evicting
• removing
• extruding
• sacking
• routing
• casting out
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• firing
• booting (out)
• running off
• turning out
• ousting
• outing
• throwing out
• turfing (out)
• sending packing
• giving one the gate
• shutting out
• exiling
• dispossessing
• reading out
• terminating
• displacing
• deporting
• releasing
• expatriating
• ostracizing
• discharging
• deforcing
• retiring
• mustering out
• axing
• canning
• pink-slipping
• defenestrating
• cashiering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• admitting
• taking in
• welcoming
• sheltering
• entertaining
• harboring
• lodging
• housing

2

as in rebounding

to strike and fly off at an angle

most of my shots bounce off the rim of the basket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebounding
• skipping
• glancing
• brushing
• hitting
• ricocheting
• bumping
• shaving
• skimming
• caroming
• touching
• sweeping
• kissing
• raking
• nudging
• contacting
• reflecting
• grazing
• sideswiping

3

as in removing

to let go from office, service, or employment

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• dismissing
• sacking
• firing
• releasing
• retiring
• terminating
• discharging
• mustering out
• axing
• turning off
• canning
• pink-slipping
• showing (someone) the door
• sending packing
• laying off
• cashiering
• separating
• trimming
• downsizing
• unseating
• kicking out
• excessing
• drumming (out)
• booting (out)
• chucking (out)
• furloughing
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retaining
• employing
• engaging
• keeping
• hiring
• signing (up or on)
• taking on
• contracting
• recruiting
• reemploying
• rehiring
• subcontracting

4

as in suggesting

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 & Similar Words

• suggesting
• proposing
• posing
• offering
• voting
• recommending
• advancing
• presenting
• propounding
• putting forward
• proffering
• putting forth
• submitting
• moving
• nominating
• filing
• planning
• plotting
• shaping
• arranging
• tendering
• mapping
• charting
• laying
• trotting out
• covering
• calculating
• lodging
• framing
• contriving

5

as in hopping

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 & Similar Words

• hopping
• bounding
• skipping
• leaping
• jumping
• loping
• tripping
• lolloping
• romping
• capering
• skittering
• frisking
• gamboling
• vaulting
• skimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trudging
• lumbering
• plodding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bouncing

Adjective

The track, which also prominently features Anuel AA and Ñengo Flow, is filled with racy and at times ludicrous double entendres which create an intoxicating romp, driven in turn by a bouncing and infectious rhythm. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Nov. 2022

My bush was big and bouncing, transcendent and absolutely outasight, baby. — Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2022

There is no guarantee that 2022 will see a bouncing, high-figure transfer market. — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021

To the untrained eye, what looked like a regulation NBA basketball went bouncing, loose and unclaimed, across the AT&T Center paint late in the fourth quarter Friday. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Nov. 2021

Verb

Raimundo Orsi, Italy vs Czechoslovakia, 1934 Orsi drags Italy level with nine minutes to go, controlling a bouncing ball and turning superbly in the box to fire past Czech goalkeeper and captain Frantisek Planicka. — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The tide had turned, and the sun was bouncing from office windows on either side of the water. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Work told her to log on anyway Getting rid of any interventions that require a parent’s presence in order for the baby to fall back asleep – including rocking, singing and bouncing — is a good trick. — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 16 July 2026

When Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s serve was clocked at 153 mph last summer—the fastest in Wimbledon history—the number flashed on the scoreboard before the ball had stopped bouncing. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 July 2026

The crafty 10th-seeded Czech, whose slices and volleys are perfectly suited to Wimbledon’s low-bouncing surface, carries a medicine cabinet’s worth of remedies to prove that the All England Club’s famous lawns can be a real irritant. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Back then, Canty was building gas plants in the West Texas desert, living in a single-bedroom apartment — or bouncing between friends’ guest bedrooms — and waking up before dawn to face another shift of hard labor. — Bill Forman, Daily News, 7 July 2026

For pitchers bouncing between organizations, one rough outing can change the trajectory of an entire season, and that seems to have been the case with former Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Austin Voth. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Lamine Yamal, with the ball bouncing inside the box, spun and ripped a shot that Austria's goalkeeper just stopped for a corner kick. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026