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Synonyms for leap

21 synonyms
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

jump pounce prance gambol pronk capriole

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Jump — to jump

jump, spring, bound, hop, skip, pounce, prance, cavort, romp, caper, vault, frisk, gambol, curvet, upspring, frolic

Other

capriole, pronk

Noun

1. Bounce

bounce, saltation

Other

Definitions

v. 1
To jump.
It is better to leap into the void.
n. 1
The act of leaping or jumping.
He made a leap across the river.

Related words

Word family: leaper
Phrases: leap out leap year quantum leap leap at leap to mind leap day leap of faith vertical leap

Forms

Plural: leaps → bounces, saltations, jump-offs…
Past participle: leapt
e.g. leapt → jumped, springed, bounded, hopped…

Example sentences

jump Many would jump at the chance to live in New York.
pounce The tiger was stalking Ziri, preparing to pounce.
prance Don't prance about. Sit down and pay attention.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
leap		rising
jump		rising
pounce		rising
prance		rising
gambol		steady
pronk		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: hop¹
4 letters: jump¹, skip¹, romp¹
5 letters: bound¹, vault¹, caper², frisk¹, pronk
6 letters: spring¹, bounce¹, pounce¹, frolic², prance¹, gambol, cavort², curvet
8 letters: upspring, capriole
9 letters: saltation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (caper² = 2 syllables).