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

Greene started his career as part of team that launched news on KCST (Channel 39) in San Diego, before jumping to crosstown rival KGTV. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Shortly before the shooting, Kansas City police responded to the area on reports of a person causing a disturbance and jumping into the street, the highway patrol said. — Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

Honor is jumping headfirst into advanced cinema tech, starting with the funky Robot Phone, which launched earlier this year. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Oil prices plunged on Monday on hopes of a deal with Tehran before jumping almost 2% Tuesday after the US struck Iran’s Qeshm Island, reportedly in response to Iranian fire at an American plane. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026

While all this speaks to the emergence of a trend, what impresses me more is that hand rolls are on the verge of jumping free of their sushi silo. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

In the week before the election, even more of Pratt's primary voters shifted their support to Bass, with her share jumping to 41%, up from her previous 22%. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Early voting numbers in New York City surged for the 2026 Midterm Elections this year, jumping 60% compared to the last midterm race four years ago. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Garcia last played in the Ryder Cup in 2021, several months before jumping to LIV. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026