Synonyms of jumping

jumping

verb

present participle of jump

1

as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

jumped across the ditch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaping
• hopping
• bounding
• springing
• vaulting
• bouncing
• skipping
• pouncing
• attacking
• loping
• leapfrogging
• hurdling
• bucking
• romping
• cavorting
• capering
• frolicking
• gamboling
• skyrocketing
• shooting
• caprioling

2

as in cringing

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)

the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaping
• cringing
• wincing
• bolting
• flinching
• startling
• jerking
• twitching
• starting
• springing
• reacting
• bounding
• recoiling
• jolting
• responding
• shrinking
• spooking
• blenching
• quailing
• squinching

3

as in flying

to proceed or move quickly

when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flying
• rushing
• racing
• trotting
• speeding
• hurrying
• traveling
• scurrying
• driving
• chasing
• zipping
• running
• stepping
• buzzing
• scooting
• darting
• blowing
• blasting
• dashing
• scuttling
• ripping
• tearing
• zooming
• bolting
• ramming
• shooting
• whirling
• hurling
• jogging
• blazing
• hustling
• bowling
• barreling
• hurtling
• humping
• careening
• careering
• haring
• rocketing
• galloping
• rustling
• breezing
• bundling
• hastening
• nipping
• cracking (on)
• whisking
• coursing
• bustling
• jetting
• pelting
• cannonballing
• motoring
• belting
• bombing
• beating it
• hying
• highballing
• flitting
• scampering
• sprinting
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• whizzing
• making tracks
• shaking a leg
• streaking
• stampeding
• accelerating
• scuffling
• scudding
• hotfooting (it)
• outrunning
• overtaking
• stepping out
• quickening
• outpacing
• beetling
• outstripping
• catching up
• arrowing
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• dragging
• hanging (around or out)
• lingering
• poking
• lagging
• strolling
• dawdling
• loitering
• shuffling
• sauntering
• ambling
• dallying
• plodding
• lumbering
• decelerating
• tarrying
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jumping

Joveljic celebrated his goal by jumping into the stands at Sporting Park before being mobbed by teammates. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

The Horned Frogs started strong, jumping out to a 3-0 record with a line that seemed to figure out its run blocking issues. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

For Pell Grant recipients in the transfer population, the improvement over seven years was 14 percentage points, jumping from 50% to 64%. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

But there were a few changes this go-round, such as Martians jumping into the lyrical driver’s seat, allowing his bandmates time to finish their respective projects and plan their tours. — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

Naturally, there are some questions about Mestemaker jumping from the Group of 6 to the Power 4 level. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Our brains are kind of used to jumping around, for better or worse. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 22 July 2026

Petersen had earlier in the night declared victory after jumping to an early lead over Rodney Glassman. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026

Their story is told in a nonlinear fashion, with the actors jumping between time frames throughout the nearly two-hour runtime. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 July 2026