OpenSynonym

jumping

The word “jumping” has 2 syllables: jump-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for jumping?

In the thesaurus, “jumping” has 136 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for jumping along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for jumping

Antonyms for jumping

Meanings of jumping

  • verb
    1. To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
    2. To cause oneself to leave an elevated location and fall downward.
    3. To pass by a spring or leap; to overleap.
    4. To employ a parachute to leave an aircraft or elevated location.
    5. To react to a sudden, often unexpected, stimulus (such as a sharp prick or a loud sound) by jerking the body violently.
    6. To increase sharply, to rise, to shoot up.
    7. To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to another passing over the position of another piece.
    8. To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
    9. To attack suddenly and violently.
    10. To engage in sexual intercourse with (a person).
    11. To cause to jump.
    12. To move the distance between two opposing subjects.
    13. To increase the height of a tower crane by inserting a section at the base of the tower and jacking up everything above it.
    14. To increase speed aggressively and without warning.
    15. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard.
    16. (smithwork) To join by a buttweld.
    17. To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
    18. (quarrying) To bore with a jumper.
    19. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; followed by with.
    20. To start executing code from a different location, rather than following the program counter.
    21. To flee; to make one's escape.
  • noun
    1. The act of performing a jump.
  • adjective
    1. Exuberantly active; in full swing.

Example Sentences

  • The children were jumping in the puddles after the rain.
  • She kept jumping up and down with excitement when she heard the news.
  • They were jumping over the hurdles in the race.
  • He was so happy that he couldn't stop jumping around the room.
  • The dog started jumping on me when I came through the door.

On this page you'll find 155 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jumping, such as: accelerating, active, ambling, animated, arrowing, attacking, barreling.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

gaining

racing

rackety

zesty

zingy

Browse the Thesaurus