Synonyms of bumps

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noun

plural of bump

1

as in lumps

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue

that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lumps
• swellings
• bruises
• nodules
• nodes
• knots
• tumors
• warts
• growths
• humps
• blisters
• welts
• contusions
• hunches
• boils
• knobs
• clumps
• chunks
• nubs
• blobs
• gobs
• clods
• hunks
• wads
• nuggets
• gobbets
• nubbles

2

as in demotions

the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank

the bump was punishment for insubordination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demotions
• firings
• reductions
• humiliations
• dismissals
• sackings
• downgrades
• layoffs
• debasements
• abasements

3

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things

I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• thumps
• jolts
• shocks
• crashes
• impacts
• encounters
• slams
• blows
• slaps
• contacts
• kicks
• punches
• concussions
• knocks
• hits
• impingements
• jars
• jounces
• strikes
• wallops
• smashes
• touches
• raps
• buffets
• batterings
• bashings
• thrashings
• meetings
• lickings

bumps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bump

as in bangs

to come into usually forceful contact with something

that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bangs
• collides
• slams
• crashes
• smashes
• knocks
• rams
• hits
• impacts
• swipes
• impinges
• thuds
• bounces
• scrapes
• strikes
• bashes
• glances
• contacts
• lands
• skips
• rebounds
• brushes
• clunks
• ricochets
• touches
• grazes
• kisses
• sweeps
• shaves
• nudges
• jostles
• skims
• pushes
• muscles
• caroms
• presses
• bulldozes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bumps

Noun

That process has already included some bumps, with the Heat outscored by 45 points in the 71 minutes that Adebayo and Antetokounmpo played together during its 0-4 start to the season. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

As his vessel pulled up to a landing ramp on one of the islands — located just off the Antarctic Peninsula — Vanstreels and his fellow researchers immediately noticed bumps in the snow. — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Over a career spanning five decades, von Rydingsvard transformed humble four-by-four chunks of wood into towering shapes whose puzzling bumps and hollows gave them the aura of ancient living beings. — News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2026

Yes, this is the same iMac all-in-one (AIO) design that debuted back in 2021 and was later updated with M4 silicon in 2024, this time with the new M6 processor and a few more internal component bumps to keep up with the Joneses. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

But on my face is my stupid sleep mask, with the bumps bulging out over the eyes. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 29 Oct. 2026

There were a few bumps in the road that played out publicly over the years, but as of earlier this year, the artists are firmly in each other’s corners. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

MacBook Pros have mostly been about chip bumps and modest feature improvements since the M1 Pro and M1 Max generation revitalized the line in 2021. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026

Both Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei received raises in 2025 and two pay bumps this year. — Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet,annie Palmer,lora Kolodny,kai Nicol-Schwarz,caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Verb

Did join Kylian Mbappe and Ferenc Puskas as one of only three players to score a European Cup knockout-phase brace against Barcelona at Camp Nou, which bumps him up the list a bit. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026

The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will start at $99,995, excluding a mandatory $2,595 destination fee that bumps the price to $102,590. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026

Epic Pass typically bumps its prices two to three times before sales end in early December. — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2025