jumped (on)

verb

past tense of jump (on)
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumped (on)
  1. attacked
  2. slammed
  3. assaulted
  4. scolded
  5. raided
  6. stormed
  7. struck
Verb
  • On her second set point chance, Sabalenka attacked hard down the middle.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Fresh off a recent campaign visit to Michigan, Vance above all aimed at Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, who the vice president has attacked aggressively for invoking his wife, Usha Vance, on the campaign trail.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Before that day, Americans could not really conceive of an attack like this one — passenger planes slammed into high-rise buildings, the Pentagon, a Pennsylvania field in the deadliest act of coordinated violence this nation has ever seen.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • According to the indictment, defendants allegedly kept Nordquist confined, forced him to stand or kneel facing the wall, physically assaulted him and poured bleach on him, amongst many other forms of extreme torture.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • An attack on two women outside a Lavender Heights nightclub early Monday, days after a member of the city’s LGBTQ community was assaulted, stoked new safety concerns in the midtown Sacramento neighborhood.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of assaulted
Verb
  • In fact, during testing, the handheld triggered nostalgic memories of playing Final Fantasy Legend and Mario Land 2 on long car rides to my grandparents' house, but without the eye strain and being scolded for playing in the dark as the sun set.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
  • For over a year, the White House has scolded and threatened the Smithsonian.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • Police raided the home several times but failed to find the painting.
    — Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena -- one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections -- at a museum in the Spanish city of Villena, taking most of the 50-plus mainly gold bracelets, bowls, bottles and other items on display.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of raided
Verb
  • Madison Keys was serving at 5-0 in the third set before Zheng Qinwen stormed back for a 1-6, 7-6(3) 7-5 win.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • With Michigan stealing a 13-12 win over the Broncos in dramatic fashion, the fans who stuck around in The Big House stormed the field to celebrate.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of stormed
Verb
  • The Houthis struck an airbase in Khamis Mushait and oil infrastructure in nearby cities on Tuesday, wounding 73 people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Four years ago, however, Paul Dolan struck an agreement with David Blitzer to become a minority owner with a pathway for Blitzer to eventually assume controlling interest.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
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