Synonyms of jump

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verb (1)

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

jump (on)

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verb (2)

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assault
• attack
• raid
• turn (on)
• storm
• set on
• set at
• descend (on or upon)
• strike
• go in (on)
• set upon
• fly at
• round on
• rob
• pounce (on or upon)
• ambush
• charge
• beat up on
• tear into
• rush
• invade
• beset
• pitch into
• assail
• sic
• bushwhack
• swarm
• gang up (on)
• trash
• light into
• go at
• surprise
• mob
• sack
• flank
• waylay
• barrage
• bomb
• besiege
• plunder
• nuke
• mug
• blitz
• cannon
• bombard
• batter
• loot
• buffet
• ravage
• plaster
• bang away (at)
• bum-rush
• ambuscade
• harry
• pillage
• foray
• cannonade
• overrun
• envelop
• press
• beleaguer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protect
• cover
• secure
• defend
• guard
• shield

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attack
• slam
• scold
• tie into
• beat up on
• savage
• insult
• abuse
• criticize
• blast
• sail into
• assail
• excoriate
• belabor
• castigate
• scathe
• bash
• curse
• vituperate
• light into
• trash
• harass
• lambaste
• potshot
• revile
• lash (out)
• berate
• harry
• put down
• reprimand
• harangue
• blaspheme
• disparage
• affront
• libel
• slander
• whip
• belittle
• profane
• execrate
• imprecate
• slur
• asperse
• vilify
• blackguard
• lace (into)
• chide
• chastise
• traduce
• rebuke
• fulminate
• bad-mouth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• commend
• praise
• compliment
• hail
• laud
• acclaim

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jump

Verb

The blaze remained confined to the wrecking yard property, despite briefly jumping a fence and igniting vegetation to the west. — Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026

Add an annual contribution of $250, and the average amount jumps to $15,154. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Noun

However, the true growth engine is Google Cloud, which saw revenue jump 63% and its backlog nearly double to an astounding $462 billion, surpassing last year's total revenue. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Poehler then asked how Kaling made the jump from the writer's room to appearing on the show as Kelly Kapoor, a customer service representative for the show's paper company, Dunder Mifflin. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Phrases Containing jump

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