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saltation has 9 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 5 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
an abrupt transition
“a successful leap from college to the major leagues”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for saltation come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.