Antonyms for bounce
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1. bounceverb

   A talent for leaping.

   Them pro-ballers got bounce!

   Synonyms:
   mad ups, ups

2. bouncenoun

   Synonyms:
   bob, bobbing, bouncing

3. bounceverb

   To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.

   The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.

   Synonyms:
   rebound, bounce back

Matched Categories

1. • Eject
   • Elasticity
   • Hit
   • Jump
   • Refuse
   • Return

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. bounce, bouncinessnoun

   the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   leaping, saltation, bounciness, spring, bound, bouncing, leap

2. leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bouncenoun

   a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   dancing, bounciness, dance, fountain, bounds, edge, terpsichore, give, bound, springiness, springtime, spring, leap, saltation, natural spring, boundary, leaping, bouncing, outpouring, limit, outflow, jump

3. bounce, bouncingverb

   rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   leaping, saltation, bounciness, spring, bound, bouncing, leap

4. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochetverb

   spring back; spring away from an impact

   "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   spring, forswear, rally, throttle, echo, quail, restrict, funk, ring, abjure, trammel, retract, take form, backfire, flinch, form, wince, ricochet, shrink, recoil, border, resound, cringe, rebound, reflect, backlash, confine, leap, restrain, squinch, reverberate, jump, take a hop, kick back, resile, bound, limit, kick, take shape, jounce, recant

5. bounceverb

   hit something so that it bounces

   "bounce a ball"

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   recoil, bound, resile, take a hop, spring, reverberate, ricochet, rebound, jounce

6. bounce, jounceverb

   move up and down repeatedly

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   recoil, bound, resile, take a hop, spring, reverberate, ricochet, rebound, jounce

7. bounceverb

   come back after being refused

   "the check bounced"

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   recoil, bound, resile, take a hop, spring, reverberate, ricochet, rebound, jounce

8. bounceverb

   leap suddenly

   "He bounced to his feet"

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   recoil, bound, resile, take a hop, spring, reverberate, ricochet, rebound, jounce

9. bounceverb

   refuse to accept and send back

   "bounce a check"

   Antonyms:
   clear

   Synonyms:
   recoil, bound, resile, take a hop, spring, reverberate, ricochet, rebound, jounce

10. bounceverb

    eject from the premises

    "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club"

    Antonyms:
    clear

    Synonyms:
    recoil, bound, resile, take a hop, spring, reverberate, ricochet, rebound, jounce

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1. bouncenoun

   Synonyms:
   bound, leap, rebound, spring, discharge, dismissal

2. bounceverb

   Synonyms:
   spring, bound, rebound, recoil, discharge, dismiss

How to use bounce in a sentence?

1. Stuart Cole:

   The moves we’ve seen over the past couple of days have been somewhat extreme - gas prices, oil prices, some of the commodities and the threats of stagflation, you’re at a relative low, and there’s always a chance to bounce up.

2. Ryan Urban:

   You put the right people in and then the culture goes bottom up, says Urban. 3. Make transparency and flexibility a priority. Each Bounce Exchange department makes it clear to the employees what the job titles mean, how you can move up in the in company and what the salary ranges are for each position. There are also annual formal performance reviews at the end of each year, with a 360-degree peer review a month beforehand. There are frequent informal check-ins as well, and if someone is doing excellent work, they'll be recognized for it. If someone is just nailing it, some should get promoted at any time.

3. Greg McKenna:

   Moves, the like of which we saw in Brent and to a lesser extent WTI last night, are often followed by some sort of bounce the following day or session.

4. Paolo Martelli:

   The first thing I thought when I saw Jia Jia was, 'Oh my God, she's so old, I'm going to be the one to bury her, but actually it's been 10 years now. And she's had a few ups and downs, but she always manages to bounce back and look surprisingly good for years after that.

5. Rachel Gordon:

   The urine will bounce back on the guys pants and shoes. The idea is they will think twice next time about urinating in public.

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