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past tense form of jump.
past participle of jump.

jumped

VERB

leap, spring

Synonyms

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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

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add allow ascend go up lose permit rise

STRONG

placate retreat soothe

WEAK

address decline decrease face

VERB

recoil

Synonyms

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bolt bounce rebound start

STRONG

bob carom flinch jerk jounce ricochet spring startle wince

Antonyms

WEAK

address decline decrease face

VERB

omit, avoid

Synonyms

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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

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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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Known for his quirky personality and ability to thrive under pressure, Kelly has followed the program in recent years after retiring as a player and jumped at the chance to help the pitchers, Wise said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Exports of computers more than quadrupled from a year earlier in June, while shipments of wireless communication devices, including smartphones, jumped 51%, ministry data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Monthly exports to the region jumped from under 1 million tons in January to more than 4 million tons in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Shares of Super Micro’s server rival Dell jumped 3.8% in Monday’s trading and could be well-placed to capitalize on the chip-smuggling scandal.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

You never moved so fast on a run as when a deer jumped out in front of the team and bolted down the trail.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen