Synonyms for jump
- verb
- noun
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Leap — to propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the…
Other
hop, bounce, pass over, vault, climb up, parachute, rise, pounce, skydive, beat it, caper, jump-start
Noun
Other
jump-off, take-off, fence, parachuting, one-night stand, pound, saltation
Adverb
just, slap bang informal, accurately
Definitions
- v. 1
To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
The boy jumped over a fence.
- v. 2
To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
I hate it when people jump the queue.
- n. 1
An instance of reacting to a sudden stimulus by jerking the body.
Related words
Example sentences
- leap A leap year has three hundred and sixty-six days.
- skip My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
- hop The post office is a hop, skip, and a jump away.
By length
- 3 letters
- cut1, hop1
- 4 letters
- just1, rise1, skip1, jerk1, leap1, jolt1
- 5 letters
- start1, bound1, pound1, fence1, vault1, caper2
- 6 letters
- spring1, bounce1, twitch1, pounce1, flinch1
- 7 letters
- startle2, skydive2
- 9 letters
- parachute3, saltation
- 10 letters
- accurately4
- 11 letters
- parachuting4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (caper2 = 2 syllables).