JUMP (ON) Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

jump (on)

verb

Definition of jump (on)

as in to assault

to take sudden, violent action against the robbers waited until he had passed by them and then jumped on him without warning

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as in to attack

to criticize harshly and usually publicly no need to jump on him just because he locked the keys in the car

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Briana Winkle says her son's school principal called to tell her there was video footage of her 7-year-old son, Maddox, being physically assaulted by his teacher inside his special education classroom.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
The members of Transport Workers Union Local 100 are constantly assaulted in incidents ranging from a punch in the face to one in which a train operator was stabbed 11 times and nearly killed.

— John Chiarello, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of assault

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Hawley said the majority of conflicts between humans and coyotes occurs when a pet owner tries to save their pet from an attacking coyote.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Running as the populist candidate, Brown has repeatedly attacked Husted as the face of data centers in the state and pushed to take on Silicon Valley if elected to office again.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of attack

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The company was raided by the FDA following the launch of a criminal investigation alleging the manufacturing and distribution of unapproved SARMs and other chemicals.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
Fortunately, the bear hadn’t worked up the courage to raid our stash of meat under the tarp’s lean-to.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of raid

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Police have said a semi truck careening along the highway near downtown didn’t stop for the traffic backup Carlisle was in and slammed into several vehicles, killing three people — a mother and two children — and severely injuring six others.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of America, Chevrolet takes its compact Colorado pickup with a base price of just over $40,000, and slams a Stars and Steel Special Edition package to it, adding even more value to its Trail Boss option.

— Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of slam

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Ohio State jumped to a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter when Jackson ran it in from 16 and 8 yards before Oregon stormed back.

— Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Ohio State jumped to a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter as Jackson ran it in from 16 and 8 yards before Oregon stormed back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

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