Synonyms of leaps

leaps 1 of 2

noun

plural of leap

as in jumps

an act of leaping into the air

the horse cleared the hurdle with a tremendous leap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumps
• hops
• bounces
• bounds
• vaults
• springs
• skips
• pounces
• lopes
• attacks
• capers
• gambols
• plunges
• dives
• caprioles
• pitches
• gambadoes

leaps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of leap

as in hops

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

• jumps
• hops
• bounds
• springs
• pounces
• vaults
• bounces
• skips
• hurdles
• leapfrogs
• attacks
• lopes
• cavorts
• gambols
• capers
• bucks
• romps
• frolics
• skyrockets
• shoots
• caprioles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leaps

Noun

Fast forward to now, with huge leaps in AI models, Alexa has received an upgrade and Amazon is thinking about a world where its voice assistant can be with you everywhere. — Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 July 2026

These technological leaps coincided with the national crises of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

The Nationals were entering their fifth year of the rebuild and not expected to take any significant leaps this season. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 2 July 2026

The 1970s were truly when science fiction cinema made astronomical leaps into the public's consciousness and catapulted out of the B-movie bin to become a respected entertainment genre. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 June 2026

For somebody who’s 6-foot-4 and 306 pounds, progress will be measured with baby steps more than giant leaps. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 24 June 2026

But these chips steadily improved, year after year, often by huge leaps and bounds. — ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026

Like it or not, some of the biggest leaps in exploration have historically depended on the wealthy patrons willing to fund them. — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

That left the unpredictable 4-year-old, who’d made giant leaps during the visit. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

Verb

On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Patchett crafts characters who feel like close friends, dialogue that leaps off the page and an unforgettable family story. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Early also stars as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 June 2026

Iran defender Milad Mohammadi leaps over a New Zealand defender during the second half. — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026

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

Almodóvar nests one story inside another, leaps between them with breathtaking fluidity, and brings them both to a virtuosic, if abrupt, finish. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026

Feminine figures caught mid-step in arabesques, leaps and entrechats made their entrance in the house design vocabularly in the early 1940s, just as Van Cleef & Arpels was stepping onto the American stage with an office at Rockefeller Center in 1939 and a Fifth Avenue boutique the following year. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Phrases Containing leaps

• by leaps and bounds