What is another word for leap ?
Synonyms for leap
lip; lɛpt, liptleap
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word leap .
Wiktionary
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bouncenoun
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Synonyms:
dancing, bounciness, dance, fountain, bounds, edge, terpsichore, give, bound, springiness, springtime, spring, leap, saltation, bounce, natural spring, boundary, leaping, bouncing, outpouring, limit, outflow, jumpleap, jump, saltationnoun
an abrupt transition
"a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
Synonyms:
saltation, jumping, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, terpsichore, bound, leaping, dance, jump, start, leap, dancingjump, leapnoun
a sudden and decisive increase
"a jump in attendance"
Synonyms:
bound, saltation, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, jumping, leaping, jump, start, leapleapverb
the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
"a leap of 10 feet"
jump, leap, bound, springverb
move forward by leaps and bounds
"The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
Synonyms:
spring, start, jumpstart, rise, jump out, jump off, throttle, climb up, restrict, stick out, trammel, stand out, take form, alternate, derail, form, jump-start, ricochet, border, skip, recoil, reverberate, startle, rebound, parachute, confine, pass over, leap, restrain, skip over, jump, take a hop, chute, bounce, resile, bound, limit, leap out, take shapeleap, jumpverb
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
"leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another"
Synonyms:
rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jumpjump, leap, jump offverb
jump down from an elevated point
"the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"
Synonyms:
rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jumpjump, leapverb
cause to jump or leap
"the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop"
Synonyms:
rise, skip over, startle, pass over, chute, jumpstart, jump-start, bound, alternate, spring, leap, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Suggested Resources
LEAP
What does LEAP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LEAP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#368 | form | |
#474 | start | |
#555 | give | |
#930 | step | |
#1249 | spring | |
#1618 | break | |
#1622 | dance | |
#1838 | skip | |
#1861 | jump | |
#1953 | edge | |
#2110 | limit | |
#2703 | rise | |
#3261 | bond | |
#3282 | border | |
#3322 | hop | |
#3403 | bound | |
#4728 | dancing | |
#5125 | alternate | |
#5176 | boundary | |
#5556 | blade | |
#8063 | fountain | |
#9332 | pale | |
#9424 | restrict | |
#9429 | rebound | |
#9536 | surge | |
#9567 | vault | |
#9868 | jumping | |
#10365 | leap | |
#10952 | bounce | |
#11459 | bounds | |
#14410 | jumps | |
#16912 | throttle | |
#18164 | bouncing | |
#22439 | parachute | |
#28247 | outflow | |
#29237 | chute | |
#30094 | restrain | |
#31605 | springtime | |
#31728 | recoil | |
#33372 | leaping | |
#33612 | jumpstart | |
#36343 | confine | |
#47072 | ricochet | |
#51280 | derail | |
#53663 | outpouring | |
#66295 | salto | |
#66502 | parachuting | |
#68351 | startle | |
#111104 | trammel | |
#113280 | reverberate | |
#122467 | saut | |
#178494 | terpsichore | |
#241010 | saltation |
How to use leap in a sentence?
It’s tempting to leap in like a mother lioness and think, ‘I need to protect my child from that awful kid,’.
When we actually have the airplane out there ... and people realize how much of a leap in technology it is, then and only then will people start to realize that all the time and energy put into it is really worth it.
It is one of those leap of faith movies, Could this happen? We are dealing with memory exchange. We're dealing it with animals, of course. I think no doubt though if the world was in the balance, I don't think they'd have a problem risking someone's life like they did with me, so I just try to play it honest. I know it's a big leap. I know when something's really grounded and we know when we have to make a big leap but movies can do that and we try to and I hope we got over that hump.
People have been simulating star formation for a couple decades now, but STARFORGE is a quantum leap in technology, other models have only been able to simulate a tiny patch of the cloud where stars form -- not the entire cloud in high resolution. Without seeing the big picture, we miss a lot of factors that might influence the star's outcome.
It would be premature to use this finding to screen children to determine who should receive intervention, a lot more work needs to be done before we decide whether or not to make that leap.
Translations for leap
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- وثبArabic
- скок, скачам, прескокBulgarian
- sailhañ, lammatBreton
- saltar, saltCatalan, Valencian
- skok, přeskočitCzech
- hop, springe, hoppe, springDanish
- einen Satz machen, hüpfen, Satz, Sprungweite, springen, SprungGerman
- πάλλομαι, άλμαGreek
- eksaltiEsperanto
- salto, saltarSpanish
- hüppamaEstonian
- loikata, hyppy, loikka, hyppäysFinnish
- bondir, saut, bond, sauterFrench
- ljeppeWestern Frisian
- léimIrish
- leumScottish Gaelic
- કૂદવું, ઠેકવુંGujarati
- קפץHebrew
- छलांग, कूदनाHindi
- UgrásHungarian
- lompat, loncatIndonesian
- saltare, saltoItalian
- 跳躍, 跳躍距離, 躍進, 飛躍Japanese
- saltusLatin
- sprong, huppen, springen, wippenDutch
- hopp, sprang, hoppeNorwegian
- skok, skoczyć, przeskakiwać, przeskoczyć, krok, skakać, susPolish
- saltar, saltoPortuguese
- sălta, săltare, salt, săriRomanian
- скачо́к, прыгать, прыгнуть, прыжо́к, скакнуть, проры́в, рыво́к, скакатьRussian
- preskakovať, pokrok, skočiť, preskočiť, skákať, skokSlovak
- hopp, hoppa, språnglängd, språng, hopplängd, springaSwedish
- லீப், பாய், தாவுTamil
- sıçramakTurkish
- thành tích, tiến bộ, [[nhảy]] ([[lên]], [[qua]], ...)Vietnamese
Get even more translations for leap »
Translation
Find a translation for the leap synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"leap ." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/leap+>.
Discuss these leap synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In