Synonyms of jumping

jumping

verb

present participle of jump

1

as in leaping

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air

jumped across the ditch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaping
• hopping
• bounding
• springing
• vaulting
• bouncing
• skipping
• pouncing
• attacking
• loping
• leapfrogging
• hurdling
• bucking
• romping
• cavorting
• capering
• frolicking
• gamboling
• skyrocketing
• shooting
• caprioling

2

as in cringing

to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)

the sudden appearance of a mouse scurrying across the floor made me jump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaping
• cringing
• wincing
• bolting
• flinching
• startling
• jerking
• twitching
• starting
• springing
• reacting
• bounding
• recoiling
• jolting
• responding
• shrinking
• spooking
• blenching
• quailing
• squinching

3

as in flying

to proceed or move quickly

when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flying
• rushing
• racing
• trotting
• speeding
• hurrying
• traveling
• scurrying
• driving
• chasing
• zipping
• running
• stepping
• buzzing
• scooting
• darting
• blowing
• blasting
• dashing
• scuttling
• ripping
• tearing
• zooming
• bolting
• ramming
• shooting
• whirling
• hurling
• jogging
• blazing
• hustling
• bowling
• barreling
• hurtling
• humping
• careening
• careering
• haring
• rocketing
• galloping
• rustling
• breezing
• bundling
• hastening
• nipping
• cracking (on)
• whisking
• coursing
• bustling
• jetting
• pelting
• cannonballing
• motoring
• belting
• bombing
• beating it
• hying
• highballing
• flitting
• scampering
• sprinting
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• whizzing
• making tracks
• shaking a leg
• streaking
• stampeding
• accelerating
• scuffling
• scudding
• hotfooting (it)
• outrunning
• overtaking
• stepping out
• quickening
• outpacing
• beetling
• outstripping
• catching up
• arrowing
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• dragging
• hanging (around or out)
• lingering
• poking
• lagging
• strolling
• dawdling
• loitering
• shuffling
• sauntering
• ambling
• dallying
• plodding
• lumbering
• decelerating
• tarrying
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jumping

The Lilly Chocolate Suede, meanwhile, is a deeper hue of chocolate brown decorated with jumping lazy hearts. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

Even sharper swings shook the bond market, where yields have been jumping worldwide to their highest levels in years or even decades, which threaten to slow the economy. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

The singer saw a massive streaming bump during the second weekend of the festival, with her Spotify plays jumping 380 percent globally, according to the platform. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

In other surprises, collectors of all ages are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence for advice, recommendations, and provenance checks, jumping from four percent in 2024 to 22 percent this year. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

The government also raised capital gains tax rates in October 2024, with the higher rate jumping from 20% to 24%. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Now some of the nation’s most prestigious health systems are jumping into the growing business of longevity. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Bailey Andersen was a high school basketball player who remembers a 6-foot biological male out-jumping her 6-foot-3 teammate on the opening tip due to his superior athleticism. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Bruce Springsteen tells a story of jumping over the wall in the 1970s in hopes of meeting Elvis. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026