Synonyms for leap
lip; lɛpt, liptleap

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. leapverb

   To jump from one location to another.

   Synonyms:
   spring, bound, jump, hop

2. leapnoun

   The distance traversed by a leap or jump.

   Synonyms:
   spring, bound, jump, hop

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 6 votes

1. leap

   Synonyms:
   jump, bound, bounce, spring, vault, hop

   Antonyms:
   plunge, dip, dive, duck, walk

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

   a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

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

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, jump, start, dancing

3. jump, leapnoun

   a sudden and decisive increase

   "a jump in attendance"

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

4. leapverb

   the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

   "a leap of 10 feet"

   Synonyms:
   bounce, bound, saltation, jump, spring, leaping

5. 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, restrain, skip over, jump, take a hop, chute, bounce, resile, bound, limit, leap out, take shape

6. 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, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump

7. 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, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump

8. 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, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. leapverb

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

2. leapverb

   Synonyms:
   jump over, bound across

3. leapnoun

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. leapnoun

   Synonyms:
   spring, jump, vault, bound, capriole

2. leapverb

   Synonyms:
   spring, jump, vault, bound, caper, gambol, prance, cavort, curvet

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "leap":

   hop, jump, salto, break, bond, step, saut, pale, skip, blade, surge, jumping, jumps

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How to use leap in a sentence?

1. President Donald Trump:

   For Florida, going from where we are now to phase 1 is not a very big leap, i think we will be able to be a small step for us. We will approach it in a very measured, thoughtful, and data-driven way. That's what most of the folks throughout the state are looking for.

2. Lenore Skenazy:

   We've been encouraged in our society to do what I call worst-first thinking, which is come up with the worst-case scenario first and proceed as if it's likely to happen, and that's what happened with The Meitivs, someone sees two children alone, and they leap to' Oh, my God, they're neglected. What if they're run over by a Mack truck ? What if they're kidnapped ? There are predators all around.'.

3. Michael Grudi?:

   People have been simulating star formation for a couple decades now, but STARFORGE is a quantum leap in technology, other models have only been able to simulate a tiny patch of the cloud where stars form -- not the entire cloud in high resolution. Without seeing the big picture, we miss a lot of factors that might influence the star's outcome.

4. Irungu Nyakera:

   It is a huge leap from where we were, it is nothing close to what we need, but at the end of the day we still work within our budget.

5. President George W. Bush:

   I ’m sure every nominee before you would have personal beliefs about that precedent and many others. But all nominees are united in their belief that what they think about a precedent should not bear on how they will decide cases. She was more pragmatic two years ago – just days before the presidential election – about the chances that Roe v. Wade would be overturned in coming years : I don't think the core case -- Roe's holding that women have a right to abortion -- I don't think that will change, but I think the question of whether people can get late-term abortions -- how many restrictions can be put on clinics -- I don't think that will change. Brett Kavanaugh, steady insider The federal appeals court here in Washington is seen as a professional stepping-stone to Supreme Court. Three current justices( John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas) served on that bench before joining the high court, as did Scalia. Now Brett Kavanaugh is poised to make the leap, though if history is any guide, Brett Kavanaugh could face an especially tough Senate confirmation. It is the image that may cement – or sink – the Supreme Court aspirations of Brett Kavanaugh. Brett Kavanaugh elevation to the federal appeals court was celebrated with a Rose Garden swearing-in by a fellow Catholic who's now retiring from the bench, Justice Anthony Kennedy, for whom Brett Kavanaugh served as a law clerk in 1993. Front and center : Brett Kavanaugh former boss, President George W. Bush, the man who nominated Brett Kavanaugh. I chose Brett Kavanaugh because of the force of Brett Kavanaugh mind, the breadth of Brett Kavanaugh experience and the strength of Brett Kavanaugh character.