Synonyms of clamber

clamber

verb

ˈklam-bər 

as in to climb

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling

clambered over a wall and was never seen again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climb
• scramble
• swarm
• ascend
• scrabble
• surmount
• scale
• summit
• skin
• breast
• shimmy
• struggle
• mount
• claw
• free-climb
• shinny
• shin
• sprawl
• get up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clamber

Readers will know, of course, that Joao Palhinha bundled in a late winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Spurs reduced the gap to two and then clambered over West Ham in the final weeks of the season. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

There must have been a hundred of us there, circling the truck, clambering onto its hood, shuffling and shimmying and twerking with abandon. — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Parents who once lobbied for safe play spaces now gather in a nearby park as their children clamber over obstacles, the ground refreshingly clear of litter or needles. — Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

On a weekend morning, a van leaves Damascus and clambers toward Monte Rosa, a rocky area on the outskirts of the Syrian capital. — Adri Salido, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026