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

Jorgenson seems to enjoy leaping from one difficult task to another. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Minoan frescoes and artifacts depict bull-leaping women, the snake goddess (associated with power, fertility, and the cycle of life), and the midwife goddess Eileithyia. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

The team assembles, jumping off lifeguard towers, leaping over beach patrons, and, of course, running and diving in slow motion to make the rescue. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026

After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The father, throwing his children out of the window of their burning home, leaping out after them and taking the lead bullets with his own body. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Nursing student Jeon Eun-seul dressed as a tiny porcelain container shaped like a leaping carp fish. — Jingnan Peng, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Bohm tomahawked a 2-2 fastball up in the zone to deep center field that a leaping Harris couldn’t get to. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Kansas City answered on the ensuing drive, with a 17-yard leaping catch by Tyquan Thornton getting the Chiefs inside the red zone. — Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026