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jump

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of jump

1 an act of leaping into the air
  • took a small jump forward to avoid stepping in the puddle
Synonyms of jump

bound, hop, leap, spring, vault
Words Related to jump

bounce, lope, skip

caper, capriole, gambado, gambol

attack, pounce

dive, pitch, plunge
2 the more favorable condition or position in a competition
  • get a jump on the competition by starting early
Synonyms of jump

advantage, better, bulge, catbird seat, drop, edge, high ground, inside track, pull, stead, upper hand, vantage, whip hand
Words Related to jump

allowance, head start, lead, leg up, margin, odds, start

ascendancy (also ascendency), command, dominance, mastery, predominance, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, transcendency

precedence, preference, prerogative, privilege, seniority

break, foothold, opportunity

benefit, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, manna, windfall
Phrases Synonymous with jump

coign of vantage
Near Antonyms of jump

detriment, stranglehold

disparity, imbalance, inequality, unevenness

disability, failing, impairment, shortcoming

bar, catch, check, clog, crimp, embarrassment, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, rub, shackle, stop, trammel

lurch, setback
Antonyms of jump

disadvantage, drawback, handicap, liability, minus, penalty, strike

jump

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jump

1 to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
  • jumped across the ditch
Synonyms of jump

bound, hop, leap, spring, vault
Words Related to jump

bounce, hurdle, leapfrog, lope, skip

buck

caper, capriole, cavort, frolic, gambol, romp

attack, pounce

shoot, skyrocket
2 to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)
  • the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump
Synonyms of jump

bolt, start, startle
Words Related to jump

jerk, jolt, twitch

blench, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, spook, squinch, wince

bound, leap, spring

react, respond
3 to proceed or move quickly
  • when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump
Synonyms of jump

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
Words Related to jump

beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle

stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz)

gallop, jog, sprint

accelerate, quicken, step out

catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake

arrow, beeline
Phrases Synonymous with jump

beat it, get a move on, make tracks, shake a leg, step on it
Near Antonyms of jump

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry

amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll

decelerate, slow (down or up)
Antonyms of jump

crawl, creep, poke

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