Synonyms of jump

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verb

1

as in to leap

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

jumped across the ditch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leap
• hop
• bound
• spring
• vault
• bounce
• pounce
• skip
• hurdle
• attack
• leapfrog
• lope
• buck
• frolic
• romp
• cavort
• caper
• skyrocket
• gambol
• shoot
• capriole

2

as in to cringe

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)

the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leap
• cringe
• wince
• bolt
• flinch
• startle
• start
• jerk
• twitch
• spring
• react
• bound
• spook
• recoil
• jolt
• respond
• shrink
• quail
• blench
• squinch

3

as in to rush

to proceed or move quickly

when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rush
• scurry
• hurry
• fly
• speed
• chase
• trot
• drive
• run
• race
• travel
• zip
• scoot
• step
• blow
• dart
• scuttle
• rip
• buzz
• dash
• shoot
• blast
• hurtle
• zoom
• jog
• hurl
• whirl
• bowl
• bolt
• hump
• tear
• cannonball
• ram
• careen
• gallop
• barrel
• hasten
• career
• hustle
• course
• bundle
• jet
• rocket
• breeze
• motor
• nip
• rustle
• hare
• blaze
• beat it
• hie
• whisk
• belt
• bomb
• scamper
• pelt
• shake a leg
• flit
• step on it
• highball
• bustle
• get a move on
• sprint
• crack (on)
• accelerate
• make tracks
• hotfoot (it)
• stampede
• scuffle
• streak
• whiz
• overtake
• step out
• beetle
• outrun
• whizz
• arrow
• beeline
• scud
• outpace
• catch up
• quicken
• outstrip
• fast-forward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawl
• drag
• creep
• poke
• linger
• hang (around or out)
• poke
• lag
• stroll
• dawdle
• saunter
• shuffle
• amble
• tarry
• decelerate
• plod
• slow (down or up)
• loiter
• lumber
• dillydally
• dally

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• crawl
• drag
• creep
• poke
• linger
• hang (around or out)
• poke
• lag
• stroll
• dawdle
• saunter
• shuffle
• amble
• tarry
• decelerate
• plod
• slow (down or up)
• loiter
• lumber
• dillydally
• dally

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jump

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noun

1

as in leap

an act of leaping into the air

took a small jump forward to avoid stepping in the puddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leap
• hop
• bounce
• vault
• skip
• pounce
• spring
• bound
• lope
• caper
• gambol
• plunge
• attack
• dive
• gambado
• capriole
• pitch

2

as in advantage

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

get a jump on the competition by starting early

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantage
• edge
• better
• opportunity
• pull
• drop
• start
• stead
• odds
• vantage
• upper hand
• lead
• inside track
• high ground
• bulge
• whip hand
• coign of vantage
• margin
• privilege
• catbird seat
• superiority
• head start
• benefit
• allowance
• dominance
• ascendancy
• transcendence
• leg up
• precedence
• break
• foothold
• prerogative
• mastery
• predominance
• windfall
• command
• ascendency
• supremacy
• seniority
• preference
• transcendency
• godsend
• blessing
• boon
• felicity
• manna

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strike
• liability
• disadvantage
• penalty
• minus
• drawback
• handicap
• detriment
• failing
• catch
• disparity
• stop
• check
• disability
• imbalance
• hurdle
• stranglehold
• obstacle
• inequality
• bar
• interference
• impairment
• hitch
• rub
• obstruction
• shortcoming
• unevenness
• impediment
• lurch
• hindrance
• clog
• embarrassment
• crimp
• shackle
• setback
• let
• trammel
• manacle

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• strike
• liability
• disadvantage
• penalty
• minus
• drawback
• handicap
• detriment
• failing
• catch
• disparity
• stop
• check
• disability
• imbalance
• hurdle
• stranglehold
• obstacle
• inequality
• bar
• interference
• impairment
• hitch
• rub
• obstruction
• shortcoming
• unevenness
• impediment
• lurch
• hindrance
• clog
• embarrassment
• crimp
• shackle
• setback
• let
• trammel
• manacle

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Phrases Containing jump

• jump (on)
• jump ship
• hop, skip, and jump

• jump (on)
• jump ship
• hop, skip, and jump