SPRINGING Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

springing

verb

Definition of springing

present participle of spring

as in starting

to come into existence when it comes to love and romance, hope springs eternally

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as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the cat sprang and pounced on the mouse

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as in freeing

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) had to spend a night in jail until their lawyer could come to spring them

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Recent Examples of springing Shelton springing east and west along the baseline, showing a rally tolerance and return strategy that lasted for hours. — James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 In practical terms, that means no falling back in November and no springing forward in March. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Others are stretched across agonizing stretches of silence while Barrett lets an audience stare into the darkness and imagine every horrible possibility before finally springing the trap. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 In response to fierce grassroots opposition and growing public sentiment, local and county governments have been springing to action to protect Marylanders from this Big Tech invasion. — Jorge Aguilar, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026 Ordinarily, Sinner attacks with explosive energy, crouching on his long legs before springing upward, his feet leaving the ground after each shot. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 At a recent pre-opening event, Garrelts pointed to a flower springing out of a vase. — Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 Search lived alongside breakouts for news, email, sports, weather, finance, and other content, all designed to keep users on the site rather than springing off to results pages. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Not free of clothes and springing away from a dense tangle of hair. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for springing

Verb

Now, the French designer is channeling that affection for the landscape into ASerra, a new hotel and residential development in Melides with 22 private villas starting at $6 million.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
Below, shop similar sweaters plus more styles to recreate Alba’s whole look at Nordstrom, starting at just $30.

— Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of starting

Verb

Herbert repeatedly connected with Ladd McConkey early in the game, and later found him for a touchdown, but that option disappeared near the end of the third quarter when the standout receiver suffered a chest injury while leaping to make a catch.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
From its uppermost floors, people were leaping out to their deaths, windmilling in terror toward the concrete below.

— Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaping

Verb

United regularly exploited Everton’s 4-1-4-1 system, sending runners down the side of Garner as the solitary No 6 and freeing Rashford in his mismatch up against Rohl.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Her existence is solitary by design, freeing her up to disappear into her studies at all hours of the night, the doors of every institution seemingly always ready to welcome her into its stacks and viewing stations and leather reading chairs.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of freeing

Verb

Among the ocean of photons from the event that rained down on our planet was the highest-energy photon ever detected originating from a gamma-ray burst.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Netanyahu has argued that those warnings did not specifically mention an attack originating from Gaza, or a clear timeline.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of originating

Verb

There was still the possibility that all of this had been a colossal instance of jumping to conclusions on Tristan’s part, and that the name Buster had been chosen at random for its mass appeal.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Spring for a scrub and a massage for extra relaxation, and unwind in the lounge afterward for snacks and tea to refuel before jumping back into activities like birdwatching, kayaking, and lawn games.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of jumping

Verb

That hasn’t stopped Republicans from blasting Cooper over releasing 3,500 inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a civil rights lawsuit settlement.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
The panelists also said the weekly release of TV episodes, bucking Netflix’s general convention of releasing full seasons in a binge-drop, was something that resonated with viewers.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of releasing

Verb

The programs are beginning with kindergarten students in the current 2026-27 school year and will add one grade each year.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Coaches said players in the portal were beginning to take scholarship opportunities away from high school players.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of beginning

Verb

And there’s perhaps no better way to experience it than hopping on the rails for a ride through Colorado with the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026
And if the couple decides to live a nomadic life, hopping from mansion to mansion, Farlow said thousands of years of Samoyed breeding should come in handy.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026