Synonyms for somersault
Definitions
- n. 1
Starting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
Forms
- Plural
- somersaults → flips, somersets, summersets, summersaults…
Example sentences
- backflip He died by hitting his head while trying to do a backflip.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| somersault | rising | |
| summerset | steady | |
| summersault | steady | |
| backflip | steady | |
| salto | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- flip1
- 5 letters
- salto, summy2
- 8 letters
- somerset3, backflip
- 9 letters
- summerset, tumbleset
- 11 letters
- summersault
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (summy2 = 2 syllables).