Synonyms of bouncing

bouncing 1 of 2

adjective

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
• halt
• ailing
• weakly
• challenged
• unwell
• sickly
• weakened
• disabled
• decrepit
• lame
• infirm
• incapacitated
• fragile
• enfeebled
• delicate
• crippled
• frail
• debilitated
• worn-out
• differently abled
• troubled
• gaunt
• haggard
• poorly
• run-down
• bad
• malnourished
• undernourished
• sickened
• 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
• zippy
• racy
• sprightly
• sparky
• vital
• vivacious
• gay
• mettlesome
• airy
• dashing
• pizazzy
• on the go
• snappy
• eager
• bright
• pizzazzy
• agile
• buoyant
• effervescent
• alert
• spiffy
• exuberant
• upbeat
• nimble
• bubbly
• sparkly
• chirpy
• wide-awake
• boisterous
• dapper
• spry
• nervous
• chipper
• 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

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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
• brushing
• glancing
• skipping
• hitting
• ricocheting
• bumping
• shaving
• skimming
• caroming
• ricochetting
• 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
• reemploying
• recruiting
• subcontracting
• rehiring
• re-employing

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
• gambolling
• gamboling
• vaulting
• skimming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trudging
• lumbering
• plodding