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past tense form of jump.
past participle of jump.

jumped

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leap, spring v.
recoil v.
omit, avoid v.
increase v.

VERB

leap, spring

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce bound dive drop fall hop plummet skip surge take top vault

STRONG

barge bob buck canter caper clear curvet gambol hurdle hurtle jerk jiggle jounce lollop lop lunge lurch parachute pop quiver rattle ricochet saltate shake sky somersault trip waver wobble

WEAK

bail out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

add allow ascend go up lose permit rise

STRONG

placate retreat soothe

WEAK

address decline decrease face

VERB

recoil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolt bounce rebound start

STRONG

bob carom flinch jerk jounce ricochet spring startle wince

Antonyms

WEAK

address decline decrease face

VERB

omit, avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

leave skip

STRONG

abandon cancel cover digress evade miss nullify overshoot switch

WEAK

clear out cross out pass over

Antonyms

STRONG

uphold

WEAK

address decline decrease face

VERB

increase

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance boost gain raise rise surge

STRONG

ascend escalate hike mount up

WEAK

jack up put up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease drop halt lessen lower recede stop

STRONG

decline

WEAK

address face

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jumped

The USC commit jumped over two defenders, bringing down a one-handed catch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Total revenue jumped 16% to $6.23 billion, ahead of Wall Street models for $5.97 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Elsewhere, crypto holding group Strategy stock jumped 9.4%, building on a 13% gain in the last session, while Mara Holdings added 5.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

He reached out to O'Connor as a fellow young farmer on social media, then jumped at the chance to be a tester farm for the app.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“He pretty much hates you, doesn’t he?” came a voice at my elbow, and I jumped and turned to see Serina standing next to me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin