Synonyms of jump

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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

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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
• 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

Instead of using his foot, Messi jumped high and connected on a beautiful header off Suarez’s feed to help Inter Miami break through. — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

When jumping to higher dimensions, mathematicians shed the pictures and trust the equations. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Noun

In 2015 and 2016, the massive Poe ran a dive and caught a lateral pass for touchdowns and took a direct snap to throw a jump-pass for a score — all against AFC West opponents. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

The group points to a significant compensation jump since fiscal year 2016-17 when, according to CalPERS, the agency’s CEO made roughly $300,000 in salary coupled with an $80,190 bonus. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing jump

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