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
• bounds
• skips
• springs
• pounces
• lopes
• attacks
• gambols
• plunges
• capers
• dives
• caprioles
• pitches
• gambadoes

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
• opportunities
• starts
• bulges
• vantages
• coigns of vantage
• steads
• high grounds
• leads
• betters
• superiorities
• margins
• privileges
• upper hands
• whip hands
• inside tracks
• catbird seats
• dominances
• transcendences
• allowances
• legs up
• supremacies
• head starts
• benefits
• breaks
• prerogatives
• precedences
• seniorities
• footholds
• transcendencies
• ascendancies
• commands
• predominances
• windfalls
• 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

Can the linebackers make Year 2 jumps with support in front of them? — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

For a family of four with two working adults and two children, that number jumps to $247,936. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Seven years later — yes, this is the kind of movie that jumps seven, and seven, and then three — Matteo’s playing tennis with his brother Antonio (Andrea Lattanzi) when in walks Greta, looking stunning in a white dress. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

The Season 3 finale jumps right into Daniel waking up a whole new person in Silo 1, summoned to quell the rebellion quickly going out of control in Silo 17 — Jimmy’s (Steve Zahn) home. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

O'Malley beat Song by decision at UFC 324 in January, which is the wrinkle in any case that jumps him. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

On top of this, season 2 jumps around in time quite a bit, further putting a strain on your ability to follow narrative threads. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2026

There is tremendous intrigue around the 30-year-old reliever who celebrates strikeouts with wild jumps off the mound and throws 102 from the left side. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

That number jumps to about $308 billion in fiscal 2028, $416 billion in fiscal 2029, and $462 billion in fiscal 2030. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

My guide on the Alaska Smokejumper Base was Rod Dow, a seventy-eight-year-old retired smokejumper who once held the record for jumps onto fires. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Defensively, Bett anchors the interior line, while sophomores Joseph Mbatchou and Jeremiah McCloud look poised for second-year jumps after promising freshman seasons. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Horrigan said skydiving is considered a safe sport, with a low accident rate relative to the number of jumps. — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 23 Aug. 2026

Additionally, using higher-frequency ultraviolet light, scientists are able to create larger energy jumps and measure them more frequently, allowing time tracking in much finer increments, thereby increasing precision. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Against this has to be set the benefits to the world of cheap tech, subsidised by the Chinese state – providing power that is cheaper, cleaner and less vulnerable to supply shocks or price jumps than oil and gas. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026

His earlier display of emotion made the song’s meaning hit even harder — and as the crowd erupted into jumps and shouts of glee, Smith stood there, a grin growing on his lipsticked mouth. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

The biggest jumps were found in Oklahoma at 31%, Connecticut at 29% and Alabama at 28%. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026

Their sets feature cool jumps, monstrous obstacles and cityscapes that expand on the iconic orange track, and each is aimed at inspiring creativity and imaginative play. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026