leapt

[lept, leept] / lɛpt, lipt /

VERB

jump, jump over; increase

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend bounce bound hop rise rocket skip soar surge vault

STRONG

advance arise caper cavort clear escalate frisk hurdle lop mount saltate spring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow decline descend lower permit

STRONG

decrease

Example Sentences

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“They’ve really kind of leapt onto the radar in the last two or three years.”

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

As we wrote last week, former congressman, state attorney general, and Biden Cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra has leapt in the polls since former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s exit from the race.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Shares in Germany’s Merck MRK 8.58%increase; green up pointing triangle KGaA leapt after the company lifted its full-year sales and earnings guidance, citing strong momentum in its life-sciences business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The reason I bonds leapt to the front of the pack in 2022 is that interest rates were low.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

It extended one large grey paw and patted the flames -then leapt back with an outraged yelp.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver