Synonyms of leaping

leaping 1 of 2

adjective

as in rambling

passing from one topic to another

we had trouble following the lecturer's leaping look at archaeological discoveries around the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rambling
• wandering
• excursive
• indirect
• discursive
• meandering
• digressive
• desultory
• maundering
• digressional
• digressionary
• roundabout
• deviating
• circuitous
• devious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consistent
• logical
• coherent
• direct
• focused
• straightforward
• undeviating

leaping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of leap

as in jumping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumping
• hopping
• bounding
• springing
• bouncing
• vaulting
• pouncing
• skipping
• attacking
• loping
• hurdling
• leapfrogging
• capering
• cavorting
• romping
• frolicking
• bucking
• gamboling
• skyrocketing
• shooting
• caprioling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leaping

Adjective

Messi’s pass just cleared the leaping Stones, then dipped to Martínez, who nodded it home. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Within three plays in 11-on-11, speedy fifth-round rookie receiver Cyrus Allen reeled in a deep pass from Fields down the left sideline, then scored a leaping touchdown in the red zone on a sprint-out to the left side of the end zone. — Pete Sweeney june 10, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026

Richie Palacios hit a comebacker that could have been a 1-2-3 double play but the ball bounced off the glove of a leaping Hill, over Caballero and into center for a two-run single. — ABC News, 22 May 2026

Murakami broke out of his homerless stretch in the third, lofting a long, high fly that was just out of the reach of a leaping Crow-Armstrong in center field for his 16th home run of the year. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026

Two plays later, Corona del Mar linebacker Cash Pearsall made a leaping interception near midfield. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025

Bryce Teodosio’s long fly ball landed to the back side of a leaping Outman, going for a leadoff triple in the bottom of the eighth inning. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025

Verb

When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

His second, on a leaping catch in the corner of the end zone, put Texas ahead 17-3 in the second quarter. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

One play later, Wilson made a leaping catch in the endzone on a 36-yard toss from Minicucci to extend their lead to 22-14. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Panic set in as people scrambled for shore, some slipping into the freezing water, others leaping between breaking chunks of ice. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Herbert repeatedly connected with Ladd McConkey early in the game, and later found him for a touchdown, but that option disappeared near the end of the third quarter when the standout receiver suffered a chest injury while leaping to make a catch. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

From its uppermost floors, people were leaping out to their deaths, windmilling in terror toward the concrete below. — Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Rozell said the capabilities of CreateOne and leveraging AI to transform operations, was akin to leaping far ahead of current capabilities. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

The Cubs trailed 4-2 when Pedro Ramírez, who already had homered in the fifth inning, delivered a one-out shot that could have cleared the wall if right fielder Luis Lara hadn't made a leaping catch. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026