JUMPED (ON) Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

jumped (on)

verb

past tense of jump (on)

as in attacked

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 slammed

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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In a handwritten statement included in the application, Grayson appeared to show little remorse for his actions and maintained that Massey attacked him with the pot of hot water.

— Ava Kelley, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Ignorance is off the table and so is naivete, which leaves only motive — and so motive is what gets attacked.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of attacked

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As the investigation continued, officers received information about a third 10-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 July 2026
The charges allege that several members of the Cheltenham High School football team assaulted a then-15-year-old sophomore after two pre-season practices last year, and that the coaches kept quiet after the victim reported the second incident.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of assaulted

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In Missouri, police agreed to pay $750,000 after officers raided a family’s home over an unpaid gas bill and shot and killed Kiya, the family’s four-year-old pit bull.

— Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026
Law enforcement officers eventually raided A Community Funeral Home in November 2025, according to Click2Houston and KTRK.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of raided

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Key Background The White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April ended abruptly after a gunman stormed a security checkpoint and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Crowds of people—including the relatives of patients—stormed Ituri’s Nyakunde Hospital, throwing stones and damaging its perimeter fence on July 15, according to Reuters.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026

Definition of stormed

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The witness also reported that Richardson’s car nearly struck hers and the vehicle of another driver.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
In Kyiv, Russian forces struck the capital with ballistic missiles, killing a 31-year-old man and wounding two others, the National Police press service said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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