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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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The Trojans jumped to a 16-0 lead before Lamar scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

A few weeks later, back on tour, Grohl jumped onstage to help sing backup on a few tracks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Thursday’s GDP report showed worker compensation rising 0.8% in the first quarter while domestic corporate profits jumped 2.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Oil prices initially jumped more than 4% early Thursday after the U.S. and Iran traded fresh strikes overnight, threatening the fragile cease-fire between the two countries.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Rich Downing came running in and jumped into his seat behind Kayla as if he was trying to win a race.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott