CLIMBED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

climbed

verb

past tense of climb

as in scrambled

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling visitors should use caution when climbing over the wet rocks along the shore

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as in rose

to move or extend upward smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air

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as in increased

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover

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Recent Examples of climbed China sulfur prices, including cost and freight, climbed by about 13% from early March to $621 per tonne as of March 26, according to S&P Global Platts. —

Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026 The average cost of unleaded gas has climbed more than a dollar in the month since the war began. —

Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Gas prices have climbed to approximately $4 nationally—up more than a dollar in roughly a month—after oil markets began pricing in prolonged disruption to Persian Gulf shipping lanes. —

Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 Witness footage from inside the cabin showed sparks and flames trailing from beneath the wing as the jet climbed out. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026 Brent crude futures for May delivery climbed to their near peak in the futures market Sunday evening, before drifting down to $113 on Monday. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026 Yields have climbed as investors sell bonds and adjust expectations for potential inflation, and the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady. —

John Towfighi, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026 Traffic through the strait remained climbed to 11 vessel crossings on Saturday, the highest daily count since March 1, before falling again to just two on Sunday. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026 Vachris climbed Costco’s corporate ladder from forklift driver to the company’s third CEO. —

Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

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And in the aftermath of the allegations, some states, including California, have scrambled to rename the day.

— Kerry Klein, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
With just 24 hours heads-up, the broadcasters on Tuesday night scrambled to make accommodations.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026