jump

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of JUMP

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air <jumped across the ditch>

Synonyms bound, hop, leap, spring, vault

Related Words bounce, hurdle, leapfrog, lope, skip; buck; caper, capriole, cavort, frolic, gambol, romp; attack, pounce; shoot, skyrocket

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise) <the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump>

Synonyms bolt, jump, startle

Related Words jerk, jolt, twitch; blench, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, spook, squinch, wince; bound, leap, spring; react, respond

to proceed or move quickly <when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump>

Related Words beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle; stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz); gallop, jog, sprint; accelerate, quicken, step out; catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake; arrow, beeline

Near Antonyms dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms crawl, creep, poke

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