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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Usually, when a story isn't right or has perhaps leapt to conclusions seen to be unreasonable, my phone will be ringing in seconds.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

A measure of prices, meanwhile, leapt to a three-year high in a sign of budding inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

France and Germany have leapt to their highest in more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The chance of making money always seems plausible because few people focus on the hurdles that must be leapt for it to happen.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

All this Jack took in as the wolf bent down, then leapt straight at the princess.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley