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

Diamondbacks left fielder Max Kepler’s leaping catch took a home run away from Jake Cronenworth to end the Padres' sixth. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

That allowed Wiliams to avoid a splash and hit a leaping neck breaker. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Video shows thick black smoke engulfing the Mutiara Sentosa 2 as panicked passengers crowd the decks, some leaping overboard to escape the flames. — Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Saturday will be a #Top10WxDay with plenty of sunshine and highs leaping back to the 80s. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 31 July 2026

That might have been a leaping grab from Cooper on a pass from Hurts with DeJean in coverage. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Once again, he was left behind as by the end of the episode, Denise had joined Stuart, Bert and Kripke, and she and Stuart were seen holding hands while leaping into the next universe together. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Clark made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone to trim Sierra Canyon’s lead to 21-14 with about nine minutes left. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026

That included a nice defensive play by Randal Grichuk, who made a leaping catch at the left-field wall for the first out of the fourth inning. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026