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

Video on state broadcaster CCTV showed the students, wearing bright orange life vests, clambering onto boats that took them away from the surreal scene of school buildings rising out of a lake of muddy water. — ABC News, 9 July 2026

Others took the more dangerous approach of clambering onto roofs to spend the night. — Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Cars honked their horns and cyclists pulled over to tune in as flags fluttered in the wind, fans clambered to see the screen, and people hugged and shouted. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 June 2026

Tomatoes produce long lateral stems that like to clamber along the ground, then root into the soil. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 June 2026