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

The crowd jumps around, bearded men in the front singing along, kids on their parents’ shoulders pumping fists in the air, catharsis at the end of a long summer. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026

The screen leaps from LCD to OLED, the processor jumps from the A17 Pro to the A20 Pro, and the 2026 iPad mini is the first-ever waterproof tablet from Apple. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

At a stoplight, a little girl jumps into the car’s backseat, shouts, ‘Go lady! — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

But this isn’t the Cruise audiences are typically familiar with — the dashing Hollywood movie star who jumps off cliffs and hangs off airplane wings. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Jayaprakash said capacity planning is one of the hardest parts of the business, because demand jumps every time a stronger model comes out. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

While these price increases only translate to roughly a few dollars each month, the annual price jumps by a larger margin. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

This does not mean the industry jumps directly to pure outcome pricing. — Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The film jumps forward an undisclosed amount of time, picking up with Jay (now without a left hand) on a boat with his mother and sisters. — Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026

Noun

The latest figures, released in April and based mostly on 2024 data, actually reflect a slowdown from earlier jumps. — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Shares of CrowdStrike and Palo Alto are on pace for weekly jumps of more than 10%. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Some configurations released more energy but required larger motor rotations between jumps. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

The robot can perform jumps, wheelies, flips, and other maneuvers inspired by mountain biking and trials cycling. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

There are time jumps, and images are presented in multiple formats. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

But any big price jumps could hurt Americans already pinching pennies. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

The diagnostics, personalization and specialized services are the parts driving the biggest price jumps. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Understandably, no forecast predicted a war, and with so little supply to spare, big disruptions translated into big price jumps. — The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026