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

That could change in 2028, should Newsom and Harris jump their parallel tracks and face each other — and possibly dozens of other candidates — in a bid for their party’s presidential nomination. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Its robots physically traveled to Finland and performed the furnace jumps themselves. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Noun

Operation Sparrow called on Duke to lead a crack three-man commando team on a night parachute jump behind enemy lines. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

After a 10-day wait because of atrocious weather, the crew was able to film the spectacular jump during a 15-minute break in the harsh conditions. — Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing jump

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