Synonyms of jumps

jumps 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jump

1

as in leaps

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

jumped across the ditch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaps
• hops
• bounds
• springs
• vaults
• bounces
• pounces
• skips
• hurdles
• lopes
• leapfrogs
• attacks
• cavorts
• romps
• bucks
• gambols
• frolics
• capers
• skyrockets
• shoots
• caprioles

2

as in winces

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaps
• winces
• startles
• cringes
• flinches
• starts
• bolts
• jerks
• twitches
• reacts
• springs
• recoils
• jolts
• responds
• shrinks
• bounds
• spooks
• blenches
• quails
• squinches

3

as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushes
• scurries
• speeds
• races
• hurries
• trots
• flies
• chases
• drives
• travels
• zips
• runs
• buzzes
• scoots
• blows
• dashes
• zooms
• rips
• steps
• scuttles
• darts
• jogs
• blasts
• tears
• whirls
• shoots
• hurtles
• rams
• bowls
• barrels
• hustles
• hurls
• rustles
• bolts
• blazes
• humps
• careens
• motors
• whisks
• hastens
• cracks (on)
• gallops
• courses
• bustles
• jets
• belts
• breezes
• beats it
• steps on it
• careers
• nips
• hares
• hies
• bundles
• rockets
• bombs
• pelts
• makes tracks
• flits
• cannonballs
• scampers
• gets a move on
• shakes a leg
• highballs
• sprints
• hotfoots (it)
• accelerates
• whizzes
• outruns
• stampedes
• streaks
• overtakes
• beetles
• quickens
• scuds
• steps out
• outpaces
• outstrips
• scuffles
• arrows
• catches up
• beelines
• fast-forwards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawls
• drags
• pokes
• lags
• creeps
• lingers
• hangs (around or out)
• pokes
• loiters
• dawdles
• shuffles
• strolls
• saunters
• ambles
• dallies
• tarries
• plods
• decelerates
• slows (down or up)
• lumbers
• dillydallies

jumps

2 of 2

noun

plural of jump

1

as in hops

an act of leaping into the air

took a small jump forward to avoid stepping in the puddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaps
• hops
• bounces
• vaults
• skips
• bounds
• springs
• pounces
• lopes
• attacks
• gambols
• plunges
• capers
• gambados
• dives
• caprioles
• gambadoes
• pitches

2

as in advantages

the more favorable condition or position in a competition

get a jump on the competition by starting early

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advantages
• edges
• pulls
• drops
• odds
• starts
• opportunities
• bulges
• vantages
• coigns of vantage
• steads
• high grounds
• leads
• superiorities
• betters
• margins
• privileges
• upper hands
• inside tracks
• whip hands
• dominances
• catbird seats
• transcendences
• allowances
• legs up
• supremacies
• head starts
• benefits
• ascendencies
• breaks
• prerogatives
• precedences
• footholds
• seniorities
• transcendencies
• ascendancies
• commands
• windfalls
• predominances
• preferences
• felicities
• masteries
• godsends
• blessings
• mannas
• boons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liabilities
• strikes
• penalties
• disadvantages
• handicaps
• drawbacks
• minuses
• imbalances
• disparities
• obstacles
• disabilities
• stops
• checks
• detriments
• shortcomings
• lets
• catches
• hurdles
• impairments
• obstructions
• bars
• failings
• rubs
• hitches
• impediments
• interferences
• clogs
• lurches
• strangleholds
• hindrances
• shackles
• setbacks
• embarrassments
• trammels
• crimps
• manacles
• inequalities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jumps

Verb

At each new hour, the numeral jumps into place. —Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Oklahoma jumps after a comfortable win against Michigan. —Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

The sport also improves flexibility, agility, and coordination through rapid directional changes, dives, hits and jumps that sharpen reflexes and hand-eye coordination. —Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

That amount jumps to $30 at the end of the month. —Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025

But the documentary jumps quickly between these stories without interrogating any of them in close detail. —Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

Shrink the parameters to just his time in Miami and that number jumps up to nearly nine catches for just under 150 yards and a touchdown. —Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

The boy jumps out with his footy and trots away, bouncing it. —Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025

With time jumps and alternating narratives, Flournoy creates a kaleidoscopic wilderness of adulthood. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Noun

Upgrading your skills further adds new moves such as super jumps, rampaging charges, and powerful smash attacks. —Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025

Other cities in metro Phoenix are seeing similar jumps; Glendale, for example, saw a price increase of 46 cents in the past month. —Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025

The lift distribution is multi-lobed, which relies on several smaller contributions to lift instead of one large one, which helps avoid sharp pressure jumps. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025

The third season is where Rhule’s previous college teams have made their biggest jumps, and the stage is set for the same to happen for the Cornhuskers. —Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025

More jumps are projected for years to come. —Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025

The series thrums with time jumps, heartbreak, joy, and family dinners that somehow always end in arguments. —Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Start with low jumps and gradually increase height. —Andy Fata-Chan, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025

There is a larger penalty for consecutive jumps which reduces jump height when it’s spammed. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025