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

Since that 2018 estimate, Hargitay has likely received salary bumps and now earns significantly more per episode. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2026

Historically, when Apple bumps its official battery estimates, real-world performance gains are even larger. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

That was also when many of the brand’s signature aesthetics — the black-and-white [as] logo, bumps and interstitials that break the fourth wall, and legendary April Fool’s Day pranks — began to take shape. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

But, like all 20-something year relationships, there's bumps in the road. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2026

The league has experienced some bumps in the road along the way. — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Rather than smoothing her hair into submission, Pugh’s crown has visible bumps and irregularities. — Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Sep. 2026

This device uses a beam of inert argon ions to smooth microscopic bumps without disturbing the sample’s underlying chemistry, eliminating the false signals. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Jangale remembers software errors and a drivetrain that proved too weak to roll over soft bumps in initial tests. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 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