Synonyms for leap
lip; lɛpt, liptleap

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1. leapverb

   To jump from one location to another.

   Synonyms:
   spring, bound, jump, hop

2. leapnoun

   The distance traversed by a leap or jump.

   Synonyms:
   spring, bound, jump, hop

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 6 votes

1. leap

   Synonyms:
   jump, bound, bounce, spring, vault, hop

   Antonyms:
   plunge, dip, dive, duck, walk

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1. 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, saltation, bounce, natural spring, boundary, leaping, bouncing, outpouring, limit, outflow, jump

2. leap, 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, dancing

3. jump, leapnoun

   a sudden and decisive increase

   "a jump in attendance"

   Synonyms:
   bound, saltation, parachuting, bounce, startle, spring, jumping, leaping, jump, start

4. leapverb

   the distance leaped (or to be leaped)

   "a leap of 10 feet"

   Synonyms:
   bounce, bound, saltation, jump, spring, leaping

5. 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, restrain, skip over, jump, take a hop, chute, bounce, resile, bound, limit, leap out, take shape

6. leap, 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, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump

7. jump, 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, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump

8. jump, 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, start, stick out, stand out, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, jump

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1. leapverb

   Synonyms:
   jump, bound, spring, vault, hop, CAPER

2. leapverb

   Synonyms:
   jump over, bound across

3. leapnoun

   Synonyms:
   jump, spring, bound, vault, hop, CAPER

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. leapnoun

   Synonyms:
   spring, jump, vault, bound, capriole

2. leapverb

   Synonyms:
   spring, jump, vault, bound, caper, gambol, prance, cavort, curvet

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "leap":

   hop, jump, salto, break, bond, step, saut, pale, skip, blade, surge, jumping, jumps

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1. Steve Corp:

   Going from one unit to two is a giant leap for them. There are times when someone has a successful restaurant, then opens a second unit, and now they’ve turned one great unit into two mediocre ones, that’s why multi-unit franchise partners are more attractive to us. They know the game ; they have experience and know how to grow.

2. Chief Executive Jeff Immelt:

   I'd be really horribly disappointed, the LEAP is a big launch. But you have real adults that are doing this. They're as good a technical, manufacturing, engineering team as I've ever seen.

3. Antonio Guterres:

   Today, we already have clearly more than $ 1 billion of pledges. It is impossible to say how much of these will be for the flash appeal, but in any case, it represents a quantum leap in relation to the financial commitment of the international community towards the Afghan people.

4. John Monos:

   When people came close to Mica they'd instinctively back up, as if they were invading her personal space, these incredibly visceral reactions to Mica completely realigned Magic Leap test subjects priorities. Magic Leap test subjects goal is nothing short of the most realistic human experience in spatial computing.

5. Clifton Fadiman:

   Cheese - milk's leap toward immortality.