jumped

VERB

leap, spring

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

add allow ascend go up lose permit rise

STRONG

placate retreat soothe

WEAK

address decline decrease face

VERB

recoil

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolt bounce rebound start

STRONG

bob carom flinch jerk jounce ricochet spring startle wince

Antonyms

WEAK

address decline decrease face

VERB

omit, avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

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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If I told you that Cadillac’s EV sales jumped 19% in Q1 2026—against a decline of 27% in the overall EV market, year-over—would it update any probabilities for you?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Kioxia itself has jumped 1,901% in the past year in Japanese trading.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

"I think Reform will take over. They really jumped in here in a massive way."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

When the Iran war began, fertilizer prices jumped from around $400 per ton in early February to nearly $600 per ton in early March.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

I jumped off the sled to make it easier for the dogs.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell