339 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ pˈa͡ʊns], [ pˈa‍ʊns], [ p_ˈaʊ_n_s]

Similar words for pounce:

• act (noun)
• descent (noun)
• jump (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• powder (noun)
• bound (verb)
• leap (verb)
• leap at; take by surprise (verb)
• other relevant words (verb)
• seize (verb)
• other synonyms
• bound
• other relevant words
• other relevant words (noun)

Paraphrases for pounce

Hypernyms for pounce

Hyponyms for pounce

Synonyms for Pounce:

• n.

  •
  • come over,
  • leap on,
  • greet,
  • stand up,
  • come back,
  • dive,
  • receive,
  • turn around and do something,
  • spring on.
  •
  • fly.
  • act (noun)
  • pounce.
  • descent (noun)
  • incursion.
  • jump (noun)
  • hoppings,
  • leapings,
  • up springs,
  • up spring,
  • gambades,
  • leapfroggings,
  • up-springs,
  • up-spring,
  • up surge,
  • up-surge,
  • up surges,
  • caprioles,
  • up-surges.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • leapfrogging,
  • gambade,
  • leaping,
  • skippings,
  • capriole,
  • card game,
  • leapfrog,
  • leap,
  • powder,
  • lurch,
  • saltations,
  • saltation,
  • bounce,
  • descent,
  • leapfrogs,
  • spring,
  • plummet.
  • powder (noun)
  • Pulverulence,
  • talcs,
  • talc.

• v.

  • bound (verb)
  • re-coiling,
  • re coils,
  • re-coil,
  • saltating,
  • re-coils,
  • re coiled,
  • re coiling,
  • re coil,
  • saltates,
  • saltated,
  • re-coiled.
  • leap (verb)
  • hurdle,
  • hop,
  • jump,
  • vault,
  • skip.
  • leap at; take by surprise (verb)
  • dart,
  • strike,
  • dash,
  • attack,
  • drop,
  • snatch,
  • ambush,
  • surge,
  • fall upon,
  • take unawares.
  • Other relevant words: (verb)
  • descend,
  • fall,
  • go down,
  • come down.
  • seize (verb)
  • ex-acting,
  • taking possession of,
  • ex acting,
  • took by storm,
  • takes over,
  • in corporate,
  • sub dues,
  • over come,
  • over comes,
  • over-power,
  • over coming,
  • over whelming,
  • over runs,
  • in corporates,
  • spirits away,
  • ex acts,
  • over powers,
  • over whelmed,
  • over-comes,
  • over-powered,
  • over-whelm,
  • over powering,
  • over-whelming,
  • over whelm,
  • in-corporates,
  • over whelms,
  • in-corporate,
  • takes possession of,
  • sub-due,
  • ex-act,
  • took over,
  • sub due,
  • ex-acted,
  • spiriting away,
  • over running,
  • over-whelms,
  • ex act,
  • over-whelmed,
  • over-coming,
  • carrying off,
  • over-powering,
  • took captive,
  • sub-dues,
  • took possession of,
  • carries off,
  • spirited away,
  • takes by storm,
  • over powered.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • overreact,
  • pick up on,
  • reply,
  • catch at,
  • grab at,
  • respond,
  • react,
  • act on.
  •
  • turn around,
  • grasp at,
  • answer.
  •
  • dip into,
  • juggle,
  • claw.
  •
  • sound,
  • fumble.
  •
  • clutch.
  •
  • catch.
  • bound
  • saltate.
  • Other relevant words:
  • spirit away,
  • taking captive,
  • take over,
  • carry off,
  • taking by storm,
  • take possession of,
  • taking over,
  • bound,
  • take captive,
  • over-runs,
  • takes captive,
  • carried off,
  • seize,
  • take by storm,
  • swoop,
  • over-run.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • cupboard,
  • bear away,
  • CLAWS,
  • surprise attack,
  • fall down,
  • ravish,
  • hold,
  • sic,
  • intimidate,
  • inclination,
  • downpour,
  • Maxillae,
  • jump on,
  • fingers,
  • pitch,
  • Upspring,
  • Descension,
  • Overskip,
  • jig,
  • teeth,
  • nails,
  • stab,
  • circumscribe,
  • negotiate,
  • morris,
  • downtrend,
  • and jump,
  • Demivolt,
  • jump turn,
  • reave,
  • weapon,
  • inroad,
  • cats,
  • confine,
  • RAPIDS,
  • debacle,
  • parachute,
  • pounce on,
  • belly whopper,
  • derail,
  • lunge,
  • running broad jump,
  • falling,
  • plunk,
  • swoop down on,
  • broad jump,
  • precipitate,
  • restrict,
  • start,
  • alight,
  • strike at,
  • downturn,
  • take a header,
  • cannonball,
  • HIT,
  • fang,
  • clear,
  • drop down,
  • assail,
  • gambol,
  • assault,
  • pounces,
  • long jump,
  • jab,
  • hippety-hop,
  • take by surprise,
  • rush,
  • dropping,
  • Overjump,
  • hands,
  • jump at,
  • rain,
  • down,
  • collapse,
  • chute,
  • bear down upon,
  • waterfall,
  • Mandibles,
  • curvet,
  • cavort,
  • pour down,
  • Nippers,
  • terminate,
  • gainer,
  • bait,
  • plop,
  • Galliard,
  • palm,
  • stroke,
  • cataract,
  • crash dive,
  • Lavolta,
  • go,
  • invasion,
  • steeplechase,
  • run away with,
  • condescend,
  • carry away,
  • digits,
  • abduct,
  • header,
  • nose dive,
  • MITTS,
  • take off,
  • handspring,
  • charge,
  • jump-off,
  • cut,
  • flinch,
  • talons,
  • spring at,
  • gravitation,
  • sky dive,
  • bear off,
  • swoop up,
  • jaws,
  • poke at,
  • mug,
  • overleap,
  • collective noun,
  • crash,
  • Updive,
  • plummeting,
  • forswear,
  • ski jump,
  • plunge,
  • incidence,
  • abstract,
  • stoop,
  • belly buster,
  • talon,
  • upleap,
  • fly down,
  • sweep,
  • buck,
  • make for,
  • swan dive,
  • Defluxion,
  • high jump,
  • restrain,
  • fall off,
  • skin-dive,
  • comedown,
  • steal,
  • downfall,
  • jete,
  • downrush,
  • declination,
  • thrust,
  • gravitate,
  • enclose,
  • jackknife,
  • pounce upon,
  • clutches,
  • Griff,
  • pole vault,
  • hooks,
  • fingernails,
  • go downhill,
  • Ungulae,
  • gelandesprung,
  • Adeem,
  • plump,
  • cascade,
  • descending,
  • jump shot,
  • leap over,
  • Pincers,
  • fangs,
  • Downcome,
  • blow,
  • abjure,
  • define,
  • power dive,
  • pitch into,
  • declension,
  • jump over,
  • downgrade,
  • caper,
  • buckjump,
  • entrap.

Paraphrases for Pounce:

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    Attacked.
  • Verb, base form
    jump, leap.

Hypernym for Pounce:

• v.

  • motion
    stoop.

Hyponym for Pounce:

• n.

  • act
    bound, leap, leaping, saltation, bounce, spring.

• v.

  • motion
    descend, fall, go down, come down.