Leap

/liːp/

Synonyms for "leap" (359 found)

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Closest matches (72)

Noun(9 words)

bound jump spring bounce bounding bounds changement clear dive

accept access accession accretion accrual accruement accumulation addition advance aggrandizement amount amplification anabasis appreciation ascension ascent augmentation avant-propos ballooning bloating

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boom boost bounce bound breakthrough broadening buck buckjump buildup bundle bustle caesura caliber canter caper capriole cavort chase clamber clear clearance climb climbing coinage compass crescendo crowd curvet cut dance dashdash offdash ondegree development discontinuity discoverydistance betweendivedouble spacedouble time

Verb(2 words)

bound bounded

Strong matches (108)

double-time edema elevationem spaceen spaceenlargement escalade escalation exordium expansion extension extent festinate flood foreword fountainfox trotfox-trot freeboard frisk

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frolicfront matterfrontispiece gain gallop gambol getget goingget movinggit grade greatening growth gushgyring uphair spacehalf spacehasten height hiatus hightail hike hippety-hop hophop alonghotfoot hurdle hurryhurry onhurry scurryhurry throughhurry uphurry-scurry hustle increase increment inflation innovation interimintermediate spaceinterruption interspace interstice interval introduction invention jet jete jig jumpjump atjump overlacunaleap overleapfrog leeway level levitation lop lopelose no timelungemake hastemake tracksmargin

Noun(17 words)

grab headspringhigh jumphop hopping hops hurdles hurdling increasejump intojump modeljump model activityjump model lessonjumping jumps leapfrogging leaping

Verb(6 words)

hopped hurdled jumpjump offjumpedjumped strategy

Related words (179)

mark measure mount mountingmove quicklymultiplication negotiate neologismnew phasenotch novelty nuance over overjump overleap overskip overture pas peg period

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pitch plane plateau plunge pointpole vaultpost postulate pouncepounce onpounce uponprance preamble preface prefix prefixture preliminary prelude premisepress onpresupposition productiveness proem prolegomena prolegomenon prolepsis proliferation prologue proportion protasispush onquickly race raise range rapidly ratio reach remove rise risingrocketing upromp room round run rung rushrush throughsaltation scale scamper scope scramble scurry scuttle shade shadow shootshooting upsingle spaceski jumpskipskip oversnowballing soaring spacespace betweenspeedily spout spread spring sprint spurt stair standard startstart asidestart upsteeplechase stepstep alongstep livelystint surge surmount swelling swiftly take takeofftaking offteartime intervaltread trip trot tumescence up upclimb upcoming updive updraft upgang upgo upgoing upgrade upgrowth uphill upleap uplift upping uprisal uprise uprising uprush upshoot upslope upspring upsurge upsurgence upsweep upswing uptrend upturn vault verse voluntary waxing widening zooming

Noun(24 words)

porpoise porpoising pounce pounces pouncing pronk pula quantum rise saltationsautésseize skipping skips snatchspring motionspringing springs surge take

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upsurge vault vaulting vaults

Verb(5 words)

porpoised sprang spring sprung vaulted

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More general

25 entries

body movementcause changedecision makingdistance expansion get growth have increase induce jump jumping make motion move

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More specific

13 entries

bound clear grabhigh jumphop jumplong jumppounceprofit surgesales jumpseize spring vault

Collocations

10 entries

giant leapgreat leapleap at opportunityleap forwardleap into actionleap yearlong leapmake a leapsudden leaptake a leap

Inflections

4 entries

leaped leaping leaps leapt

Derivations

2 entries

leaper leaping

Translations

1 translations across 1 languages.

German

1 entries

bespringen verb (to copulate — see also copulate)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.

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Look before you leap.

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There is a leap of logic in what he says.

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Quitting my office job was a leap in the dark.

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