jump off

[juhmp-awf, -of] / ˈdʒʌmpˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

Part of Speech:

All (2) Verb (1) Noun (1)

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embark on v.
start n.

VERB

embark on

Synonyms

WEAK

broach commence engage enter get off initiate launch open plunge into set about set out set to start take up tee off

NOUN

start

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beginning dawn kickoff opening outset

STRONG

birth commencement countdown dawning derivation embarkation foundation inauguration inception initiation introduction leaving onset origin source spring takeoff

WEAK

alpha arrival coming day one first step flying start jump-off running start setting-out square one start-off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclusion end ending finish

STRONG

close completion consequence death effect exit outgrowth result termination

WEAK

stop

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jump off

“I’m always looking for ways to make leadership jump off the textbook pages, and Ted does that better than almost anyone,” the management professor wrote in an email exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

It’s because he can jump off stuff while kids make a “vroom” noise!

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

"Then sometimes with acting you just have to jump off the cliff and hope you land well – you don't want everything to feel measured and calculated."

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

Nobody wants to be the first to jump off the bandwagon, no matter how close it gets to the cliff, for fear of missing out.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025

Her thoughts skittered between eagles that learned to fly, and men who were scared to jump off that stump, and Moses who said, “Let my people go.”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

jump off

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