Synonyms for jump
dʒʌmpjump

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1. jumpverb

   Synonyms:
   leap, spring

2. jumpnoun

   Synonyms:
   jerk, leap out of ones skin, flinch, twitch, jump out of ones skin

3. jumpverb

   To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

   The boy took a skip and a jump down the lane.

   Synonyms:
   leap

4. jumpverb

   An instance of causing oneself to fall from an elevated location.

   There were a couple of jumps from th bridge.

   Synonyms:
   jump off, jump down

5. jumpnoun

   To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.

   She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.

   Synonyms:
   skydive

6. jumpverb

   To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.

   The sudden sharp sound made me jump.

   Synonyms:
   flinch, twitch, jerk

7. jumpverb

   An early start or an advantage.

   The hoodlum jumped a woman in the alley.

   Synonyms:
   hump, jump someones bones

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. jump

   Synonyms:
   leap, bound, spring, skip, bounce

   Antonyms:
   walk

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1. jump, leapnoun

   a sudden and decisive increase

   "a jump in attendance"

   Synonyms:
   bound, saltation, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, jumping, leaping, start, leap

2. leap, jump, saltationnoun

   an abrupt transition

   "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"

   Synonyms:
   saltation, jumping, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, terpsichore, bound, leaping, dance, start, leap, dancing

3. jumpnoun

   (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another

   Synonyms:
   start, jumping, startle, saltation, parachuting, leap

4. startle, jump, startnoun

   a sudden involuntary movement

   "he awoke with a start"

   Synonyms:
   parachuting, outset, startle, first, head start, starting time, scratch line, scratch, commencement, leap, start, starting line, get-go, kickoff, saltation, showtime, starting, offset, jumping, starting signal, beginning

5. jump, parachutingnoun

   descent with a parachute

   "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"

   Synonyms:
   start, jumping, startle, saltation, parachuting, leap

6. jump, jumpingverb

   the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground

   "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"

   Synonyms:
   start, jumping, startle, saltation, parachuting, leap

7. jump, leap, bound, springverb

   move forward by leaps and bounds

   "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

   Synonyms:
   spring, start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, jump off, throttle, climb up, restrict, stick out, trammel, stand out, take form, alternate, derail, form, jump-start, ricochet, border, skip, recoil, reverberate, startle, rebound, parachute, confine, pass over, leap, restrain, skip over, take a hop, chute, bounce, resile, bound, limit, leap out, take shape

8. startle, jump, startverb

   move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

   "She startled when I walked into the room"

   Synonyms:
   spring, start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, set about, jump off, get, begin, climb up, get going, start up, commence, get down, stick out, pop out, bulge, embark on, stand out, alternate, part, derail, galvanize, set off, jump-start, originate, skip, initiate, depart, lead off, galvanise, go, startle, parachute, bug out, pass over, leap, skip over, bound, bulge out, chute, pop, start out, set forth, leap out, take off, protrude, come out, take up, set out

9. jumpverb

   make a sudden physical attack on

   "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat"

   Synonyms:
   rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out

10. jumpverb

    increase suddenly and significantly

    "Prices jumped overnight"

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out

11. leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick outverb

    be highly noticeable

    Synonyms:
    spring, digest, start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, jump off, support, climb up, surpass, jut, endure, put up, stick out, stand out, alternate, sally out, derail, jump-start, skip, jut out, stomach, startle, excel, parachute, burst forth, pass over, leap, brook, skip over, bound, suffer, chute, stand, leap out, protrude, project, tolerate, rush out, abide, bear

12. jumpverb

    enter eagerly into

    "He jumped into the game"

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out

13. rise, jump, climb upverb

    rise in rank or status

    "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

    Synonyms:
    spring, pass over, start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, jump off, stand up, climb up, uprise, startle, heighten, stick out, go up, rebel, surface, lift, alternate, stand out, arise, spring up, come up, grow, originate, skip, resurrect, ascend, develop, climb, parachute, derail, jump-start, get up, prove, leap, move up, skip over, turn out, bound, chute, rear, leap out, mount, rise up, wax

14. jump, leap, jump offverb

    jump down from an elevated point

    "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out

15. derail, jumpverb

    run off or leave the rails

    "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out

16. chute, parachute, jumpverb

    jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out

17. jump, leapverb

    cause to jump or leap

    "the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out

18. jumpstart, jump-start, jumpverb

    start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, parachute, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, jump-start, leap out

19. jump, pass over, skip, skip oververb

    bypass

    "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"

    Synonyms:
    spring, cut through, start, move through, jumpstart, decamp, rise, jump out, jump off, climb up, bound off, wipe, hop-skip, cut across, pass through, get over, stick out, cut, pass across, stand out, alternate, derail, jump-start, skip, transit, vamoose, overfly, startle, parachute, traverse, pass over, leap, skim, skip over, bound, chute, cover, cross, leap out, get across, hop, track, skitter

20. leap, jumpverb

    pass abruptly from one state or topic to another

    "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out

21. alternate, jumpverb

    go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

    Synonyms:
    rise, skip over, stick out, interchange, pass over, chute, startle, jumpstart, switch, spring, bound, tack, alternate, take turns, stand out, leap, start, flip-flop, flip, jump-start, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, understudy

Matched Categories

1. • Appear
   • Assault
   • Change
   • Climb
   • Descent
   • Dive
   • Enter
   • Miss
   • Move
   • Reflex
   • Start
   • Switch
   • Transition
   • Travel

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1. jumpverb

   Synonyms:
   jump over, leap over, skip over, pass by a leap

2. jumpverb

   Synonyms:
   leap, spring, bound, skip, hop, vault, CAPER

3. jumpnoun

   Synonyms:
   leap, spring, bound, hop, vault, CAPER

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1. jumpnoun

   Synonyms:
   leap, spring, bound, hop, vault, caper, jolt

2. jumpverb

   Synonyms:
   spring, bound, leap, hop, caper, vault, bounce, jolt

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1. List of paraphrases for "jump":

   leap, saut, skip, jumps, sauter, jumping, hop, blow, bounce, -jump, climb, bond, climbs, vault, gilleece, jumper, rise, rises, salta

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How to use jump in a sentence?

1. Andy Miele:

   You never know in these tournaments what can happen, someone with that kind of confidence can always jump in and make an impact right away. We’re glad to have him here. His depth his huge for us, so it makes our team that much better.

2. Rick Horrow:

   Steph Curry made the biggest jump on and off the court of any athlete we've seen, frankly in any statistical analysis, when you look at the count, 24 of the 100( athletes) are basketball players and seven are in the top 25, including one and two. So you have the opportunity to rise to the top of the list if you are a star basketball player.

3. Teressa Kindle:

   We have to keep thinking about the blessed opportunity we had to encounter her presence, everyone knew her drive for success : academic success, behavioral success, any success – kickball success, jump rope success.

4. Stanislaw Lec:

   When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

5. Rafal Chwedoruk:

   Kopacz is saving what she still can from the government, and from Civic Platform as a party ahead of the elections, civic Platform at the moment is at a crossroads: either the chaos will be contained, or, in a short while, politicians will gradually begin to jump ship.