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Synonyms for jump
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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 Antonyms1.7 / 3 votes

  1. jump

    Synonyms:
    leap, bound, spring, skip, bounce

    Antonyms:
    walk

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  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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How to use jump in a sentence?

  1. Shawna Hartman:

    There are deep canyons, drainages and gullies that are full of heavy fuels like prairie grasses and red cedar trees. They can hold the heat for a long time and let the fire jump from one place to another.

  2. Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson:

    He got a big jump on us because he was gone before any of us knew that he was missing.

  3. President Biden:

    We need more social workers, mental health workers. We need more people who, when you’re called on these scenes and someone is about to jump off a roof, it’s not just someone standing with a weapon – it is someone who also knows how to talk to people, talk them down.

  4. Michael Failla:

    There was a time Michael Failla called me sobbing and said Michael Failla'd heard The Taliban was going door to door in the neighborhood, michael Failla was threatening to jump off a building because Michael Failla thought it would be a less painful way to die than getting caught and beheaded by the Taliban as a gay man.

  5. Steven Mnuchin:

    We just want to make sure that before we jump back in and spend another few trillion of taxpayers' money that we do it carefully, we've been very clear that we're not going to do things just to bail out states that were poorly managed.


Translations for jump

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  • قفزArabic
  • ско́кнуць, скака́ць, ско́чыцьBelarusian
  • скачамBulgarian
  • sobresalt, salt, sobresaltar, saltarCatalan, Valencian
  • saltuCorsican
  • skok, skočit, skákatCzech
  • naid, neidio, ysboncioWelsh
  • spring, hop, spjæt, springe, fare sammen, spjætte, hoppeDanish
  • Sprung, springenGerman
  • salto, saltarSpanish
  • hüpeEstonian
  • jauzi, salto, jauzi egin, salto eginBasque
  • پایین پریدن, جهیدن, جستن, پریدن, پرشPersian
  • sätky, hyppy, sätkiä, hypätä, panna, etuilla, astua, hätkähtääFinnish
  • saut, doubler, sauter, sursauterFrench
  • geitIrish
  • leum, clisgeadhScottish Gaelic
  • brinco, chimpo, salto, pulo, saltarGalician
  • कूदनाHindi
  • ցատկել, թռչելArmenian
  • hoppaIcelandic
  • salto, saltareItalian
  • קְפִיצָהHebrew
  • 跳ぶ, 飛び越す, 飛び降りる, ジャンプするJapanese
  • 뛰다Korean
  • بازKurdish
  • saltō, saliōLatin
  • šuolis, šokti, šokinėtiLithuanian
  • lēciens, lēkt, lēkātLatvian
  • прескок, скок, ско́ка, прескокнува, скока, скокнуваMacedonian
  • ခုန်Burmese
  • sprong, opschrikken, springen, opspringen, zetten, voordringenDutch
  • skvetting, hopp, sprang, snike, skvette, hoppe, gå forbi, hoppe overNorwegian
  • saut, sautarOccitan
  • skok, skakać, podskoczyć, skoczyćPolish
  • pulo, salto, sobressalto, saltar, pular, sobressaltarPortuguese
  • tusuyQuechua
  • saglir, sagleir, siglirRomansh
  • sări, tresări, săltaRomanian
  • прыжок, скачок, перепрыгивать, спрыгивать, прыгать, пры́гать, вздрагивать, перескочить, прыгнуть, перепрыгнуть, вскакивать, скака́ть, подпрыгнуть, вскочить, перескакивать, скакну́ть, спрыгнуть, подпрыгивать, пры́гнуть, вздрогнутьRussian
  • saltare, sartare, saltaiSardinian
  • preskok, skok, скок, skočiti, скочити, skakati, скакатиSerbo-Croatian
  • skočiťSlovak
  • preskok, skok, poskok, skočiti, preskočiti, poskočitiSlovene
  • hopp, smita före, hoppa, hoppa till, gå förbi, hoppa överSwedish
  • குதிக்கTamil
  • దూకుTelugu
  • скака́ти, стриба́тиUkrainian
  • کودناUrdu
  • NhảyVietnamese
  • Chinese

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