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
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  • With the wind and the sea now working against them, Odysseus and his men were next led to the Laestrygonian giants, who brutally attacked them, leaving them with only one ship and its crew.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Iran attacked a power generation and water desalination plant in Kuwait, the Gulf nation said on Saturday.
    — Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of attacked
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  • Moments later the Tesla Model 3 raced down a residential street in Katy, Texas, at highway speeds, slammed into a brick home and killed a 76-year-old woman standing in the front room.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Ingrid Simonovic, president of the NYC Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Association, repeatedly slammed Miranda’s treatment of her members during his tenure.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
Definition of slammed
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  • One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • Elordi played high school bully Nate, who in Season 3 dealt with some goons who tormented him and brutally physically assaulted him.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Definition of assaulted
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  • In February, a California judge reportedly scolded Meta’s own lawyers for wearing the smart glasses in court.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
  • Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • Pride events are held today in San Diego to honor the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City and patrons fought back in a dayslong confrontation.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Bottoms was outspoken after the FBI raided a Fulton County election hub earlier this year in an area part of the greater Atlanta metro area.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of raided
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  • After residents in Nyakunde stormed a hospital to protest a woman’s death, aid teams have been seen fleeing remote hot spots for Bunia, leaving vulnerable communities with fewer protections.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026
  • Even more drama followed when DeChambeau stormed off to the range.
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of stormed
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  • The vessels were struck in separate attacks approximately 70 nautical miles (around 80 miles) off the Saudi coast, maritime risk consultancy Marisks said Thursday.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Sporting struck first in a pair of wins over the Los Angeles Galaxy and did the same in a 3-1 loss to San Jose in April.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of struck
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“Jumped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumped%20%28on%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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