jumped

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

Example Sentences

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"I jumped a mile, I've never heard or seen a thunderstorm like it."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Shares in Marvell jumped 8.4% to $283 ahead of the opening bell.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Eli Lilly shares jumped in premarket trade on Monday, after a late-stage trial of its next-generation weight-loss drug impressed analysts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Ronaldo jumped first in late 2022 by moving to Riyadh, where the petro-riches of the Saudi Pro League have him earning upwards of $200 million a season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But Mrs. Kleermaker had jumped to her feet with pathetic eagerness and was already stacking plates and cups.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom