Synonyms of jump

jump 1 of 2

verb

ˈjəmp 

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
• leapfrog
• attack
• lope
• cavort
• romp
• buck
• frolic
• gambol
• caper
• skyrocket
• 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
• flinch
• bolt
• startle
• start
• jerk
• twitch
• react
• bound
• spook
• spring
• shrink
• respond
• recoil
• jolt
• 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
• hurry
• scurry
• fly
• speed
• race
• trot
• drive
• travel
• chase
• run
• zip
• scoot
• step
• blow
• buzz
• dart
• scuttle
• rip
• dash
• shoot
• blast
• zoom
• tear
• jog
• hurl
• whirl
• hurtle
• bolt
• ram
• bowl
• career
• hasten
• breeze
• crack (on)
• hump
• jet
• motor
• hustle
• rocket
• course
• careen
• barrel
• blaze
• gallop
• hare
• rustle
• bundle
• belt
• beat it
• get a move on
• nip
• step on it
• whisk
• hie
• pelt
• make tracks
• bomb
• cannonball
• highball
• shake a leg
• bustle
• flit
• scamper
• hotfoot (it)
• accelerate
• sprint
• streak
• stampede
• overtake
• step out
• whiz
• beetle
• outrun
• scuffle
• quicken
• catch up
• outpace
• outstrip
• scud
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

jump

2 of 2

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
• spring
• bound
• skip
• pounce
• lope
• attack
• plunge
• caper
• dive
• gambol
• pitch
• gambado
• capriole

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jump

Verb

Professional golfers constantly tinker with equipment and jump from one club manufacturer to another throughout their careers, but Rose mixing it up comes across as a very strange move for a number of different reasons. —Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026

Ortiz noted that 33% of consumers feel a stronger personal connection to creators than to celebrities, a number that jumps to 52% among Gen Z. —Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026

Noun

It is tied for MLB’s biggest jump. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026

His athletic profile backs up that explosive get-off, featuring a 98th-percentile (for DTs) vertical jump, 95th-percentile 40-yard dash, and 92nd-percentile broad jump. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing jump

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