Synonyms for bounce
- noun
- verb
Most common
jump leap pounce springiness small-spotted catshark morgay no-stride bobbing
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Small-spotted catshark — scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Scyliorhinus canicula, a European dogfish.
- n. 2
A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.
- v. 1
To have sexual intercourse.
- v. 2
To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
The tennis ball bounced off the wall before coming to rest in the ditch.
Related words
- Word family
- bouncer bouncing bouncy
- Phrases
- bounce back on the bounce bounce around bounce on it pec bounce bounce house moon bounce
Example sentences
- jump Many would jump at the chance to live in New York.
- leap A leap year has three hundred and sixty-six days.
- pounce The tiger was stalking Ziri, preparing to pounce.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bounce | rising | |
| jump | rising | |
| leap | rising | |
| pounce | rising | |
| springiness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lie1, bob1
- 4 letters
- beat1, jump1, bang1, leap1, brag1
- 5 letters
- bound1, chuck1, boast1
- 6 letters
- spring1, recoil2, pounce1, resile, jounce, morgay
- 7 letters
- dismiss2, rebound2, bobbing2, whopper2
- 8 letters
- ricochet3
- 9 letters
- discharge2, dismissal3, falsehood2, saltation, houndfish
- 10 letters
- bounciness3
- 11 letters
- reverberate4, springiness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (recoil2 = 2 syllables).