JUMPS Synonyms: 225 Similar and Opposite Words

jumps 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jump

as in leaps

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air jumped across the ditch

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as in winces

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump

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as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump

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jumps

2 of 2

noun

plural of jump

as in hops

an act of leaping into the air took a small jump forward to avoid stepping in the puddle

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as in advantages

the more favorable condition or position in a competition get a jump on the competition by starting early

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Recent Examples of jumps

Verb

Just as Stiller is about to finish his thought, a media member jumps into the interview with their phone out and asks Stiller for a shoutout to Puerto Rico. —

Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 June 2026 The show consisted of several competition-style events including races, jumps, doughnuts, high-flyers motocross 70-foot jumps and some serious car smashing. —

Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2026 Officer jumps into backseat as suspect drives away While both officers were outside the vehicle, Huffman climbed into the driver's seat and drove away. —

S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 4 June 2026 In a more pessimistic scenario, in which temperatures rise nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius), even warmer than the other scenario, larger hail jumps by 47%. —

Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Euphoria jumps forward in time a bit to show how everyone is doing after Rue's death. —

Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 For Unreleased Gems, that jumps to 40x. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 May 2026 In the video, the animal jumps out of the water and lands on the front of the canoe, splashing several paddlers. —

Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 For Gen Z, that number jumps to 70 percent. —

Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Noun

Hernandez talked and laughed with female counterparts in between jumps. —

Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 All eyes moved to the final event of the meet, the triple jump, where Cromwell sophomore Luke Haslam sat in first place with three jumps left. —

Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 The Modern Pentathlon equestrian segment is essentially an obstacle course for equestrians, who run their horses through a series of jumps and other maneuvers in as little time as possible, with the fewest mistakes. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026 The skydiving company, called Skydive West Plains, said Hubbs and Klein were experienced divers who had respectively completed roughly 800 and 900 jumps, CBS affiliate KREM reported. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 May 2026 What looks like favorable unit economics in 2026 may look very different after the next wave of capability jumps. —

Mayur Khandelwal, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Rebuilding strength in his leg muscles required regular gym exercises with lead rehab physio Richard Clark, including walking on an anti-gravity treadmill, deadlifts, box jumps, split squats with weights, balancing drills and running on a small trampoline. —

Jay Harris, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Overdose deaths fell in the vast majority of states, although seven saw at least slight increases, including jumps of 10% or more in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, the preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed. —

Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 13 May 2026 The staff manning the cart periodically struck the metal tops of the bottles of Clase Azul, a flourish that caused a few jumps among the more skittish attendees. —

Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026

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So, that’s where the story leaps off from.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
Yet, with several new locations, including the Italian Alps in all of their winter glory, and a group of utterly talented actors whose chemistry leaps off the screen, the show remains a world very much worth checking out.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 28 May 2026