Synonyms of quantum leap

quantum leap

noun

as in breakthrough

a sudden large change or improvement

Prices have taken a quantum leap upward.

The new drug is a quantum leap in the fight against cancer.

Related Words

• breakthrough
• boost
• strengthening
• increase
• enhancement
• upturn
• upswing
• evolution
• advance
• amelioration
• upgrade
• uplift
• maturation
• advancement
• development
• growth
• revival
• expansion
• betterment
• refinement
• uptrend
• heightening
• ripening
• education
• melioration
• enlightenment
• elaboration
• gestation
• civilization
• renaissance
• perfection
• find
• edification
• windfall
• innovation
• discovery
• renascence
• invention

Dissimilar Words

• collapse
• breakdown
• crash
• stumbling block
• reduction
• decrease
• failing
• impediment
• decline
• hindrance
• decay
• deterioration
• sinking
• weakening
• worsening
• degeneration
• lapse
• descent
• impairment
• downgrade
• slowing
• lessening
• detriment
• decadence
• drawback
• shortcoming
• declension
• glitch
• setback
• disablement
• flagging
• languishment
• diminishment
• ebbing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quantum leap

While some commenters were critical, the quality of the video represented a quantum leap forward from the famously crude early AI videos depicting Will Smith eating spaghetti. — David Scarpa, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026

Chicago may be taking another quantum leap forward in its technology aspirations. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026

Her work spans 25 years, several shifts in our collective understanding of resilience and a quantum leap forward in our understanding of how mental health affects our work. — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026

That such a quantum leap in performance was offered by such a thoroughly civilised motorcycle speaks volumes for what came before it. — Mike Hanlon january 16, New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026