Synonyms of sprang

sprang

verb

variants or sprung

past tense of spring

1

as in arose

to come into existence

when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arose
• began
• originated
• started
• commenced
• appeared
• was
• formed
• emerged
• engendered
• set in
• arrived
• dawned
• materialized
• broke
• existed
• lived
• breathed
• actualized
• continued
• lasted
• subsisted
• survived
• came on
• persisted
• coalesced
• shaped (up)
• endured
• cohered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ended
• stopped
• ceased
• concluded
• finished
• halted
• terminated
• disappeared
• vanished
• dissolved
• died
• discontinued
• quit
• evaporated
• desisted
• departed
• perished
• passed away
• expired

2

as in leaped

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

the cat sprang and pounced on the mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaped
• jumped
• hopped
• bounded
• vaulted
• bounced
• pounced
• loped
• skipped
• attacked
• hurdled
• bucked
• leapfrogged
• capered
• romped
• cavorted
• gamboled
• frolicked
• skyrocketed
• caprioled
• shot

3

as in freed

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freed
• released
• rescued
• liberated
• loosened
• saved
• loosed
• turned loose
• discharged
• enlarged
• enfranchised
• emancipated
• unchained
• unbound
• manumitted
• unfettered
• disenthralled
• extricated
• uncaged
• ransomed
• bailed (out)
• delivered
• paroled
• redeemed
• disentangled
• disengaged
• disencumbered
• unshackled
• disembarrassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bound
• confined
• restrained
• fettered
• shackled
• committed
• handcuffed
• locked (up)
• enchained
• imprisoned
• interned
• jailed
• incarcerated
• conquered
• trammeled
• manacled
• subdued
• subjugated
• enslaved
• immured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sprang

Receiver Khalil Shakir, who’d juked slot safety Jalen Pitre and sprung open near the first-down marker, fully expected to get the ball in stride. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

After two hours of practice, with the 10-foot-tall fences doing little to muffle the bullhorn orders and corresponding groans, the huddle broke and the personalities sprung to life. — Noah White, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

For the only time all season, Coach Tony Marandos sprung those creaky knees off the bench, stood up and let out a yell. — John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Her rehab team heard about the plan and sprung into action, planning bachelor and bachelorette parties to be held at the hospital. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday, Ashley had another good block that nearly sprung a touchdown. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

As millions of visitors flocked to the coast for a reprieve from the heat, lifeguards across California have sprung into action, making thousands of rescues over the last few days, some of which have gone viral on social media. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

With every World Cup, the possibility that a genuine surprise will be sprung, either at the collective or the individual level, is shrinking. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Ricketts sprung second-half sub Omar Yehya to the end line, and Yehya rewarded Moshobane for all his work by finding him in the box. — Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026