Synonyms of vaulting

vaulting

verb

present participle of vault

as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

vaulted over the obstacle with ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaping
• jumping
• hopping
• bounding
• springing
• bouncing
• skipping
• hurdling
• leapfrogging
• pouncing
• loping
• bucking
• capering
• attacking
• romping
• cavorting
• gamboling
• skyrocketing
• frolicking
• caprioling
• shooting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vaulting

Cooper Rush had a difficult task, vaulting atop the Falcons’ quarterback depth chart after starter Tua Tagovailoa suffered an oblique injury during Thursday’s practice. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 13 Sep. 2026

Iowa Cubs/Michael Hill Berkshire Hathaway sharply increased its stake in Alphabet in the second quarter, vaulting the Google parent into its three biggest stock holdings. — Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Video released by Twin Falls police on Friday shows McClain in a white T-shirt vaulting over the counter once the shooting began, drawing his sidearm and returning fire. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026

Some teams have also recently given opportunities for their top prospects to shine, vaulting them into fantasy relevancy. — Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Burnham was mayor of Greater Manchester before vaulting back into national politics, and one of his first acts was to set up a branch office in the city. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

His post-practice shower was doing very little to slow down the blood still vaulting through his veins. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The move follows Anthropic’s filing of confidential paperwork for an initial public offering, vaulting the startup ahead of AI rival OpenAI. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

The victory improved the Wave to 8-4-1 this season, vaulting them back into first place in the league standings. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026