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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Verb

Investigators contend that Navarro assaulted Garcia with a baseball bat.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
He also is charged with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of assault

Verb

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

Verb

While traffic is at a dead stop in the one lane, the oncoming lane has cars driving at full speed, and one of them even had to slam on their brakes as Maggie scampered back to the grassy shoulder.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
The reputation of the Spanish railways already was tarnished when 46 people died in January after one train jumped the track and slammed into the side of another going the opposite way in southern Spain.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of slam

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It's been a rough season for the Terrapins, who recently underwent a coaching change, and that's certainly not going to have kids storming the gates at SECU Stadium.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Days later, assailants stormed Moscow’s Crocus City Hall venue and killed more than 140 people.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of storm

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In a video shared by De La Espriella’s office Tuesday, the president scolds some of the suspects captured by police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
In a video shared by De la Espriella’s office Tuesday, the president scolds some of the suspects captured by police.

— Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of scold

Verb

Depending on your tolerance for grand aims and liturgical self-seriousness, her latest album may strike you as extraordinary or unbearable.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Naz Reid struck fire midway through the fourth, executing, in quick succession, plays on both ends of the court.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

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