Synonyms of climb

climb 1 of 2

verb

ˈklīm 

1

as in to scramble

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to rise

to move or extend upward

smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rise
• ascend
• soar
• lift
• up
• mount
• slope
• thrust
• aspire
• arise
• tower
• upturn
• tilt
• upthrust
• uprear
• uprise
• lean
• incline
• surge
• elevate
• raise
• scale
• uplift
• top
• surmount
• boost
• balloon
• zoom
• take off
• upheave
• tip
• blast off
• upraise
• cant
• crest
• recline
• list
• slant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall (off)
• descend
• drop
• decline
• plunge
• dip
• slide
• dive
• sink
• plummet
• nose-dive

3

as in to increase

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rise
• increase
• accelerate
• swell
• expand
• multiply
• accumulate
• wax
• mount
• jump
• intensify
• roll up
• spread
• gain
• escalate
• proliferate
• build up
• enlarge
• boom
• appreciate
• surge
• snowball
• balloon
• mushroom
• burgeon
• heighten
• rocket
• skyrocket
• peak
• inflate
• bulk
• puff (up)
• redouble
• blow up
• distend
• crest
• crescendo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decrease
• recede
• diminish
• contract
• lessen
• wane
• dwindle

climb

2 of 2

noun

as in ascent

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up

a long hard climb up the mountain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ascent
• ascension
• rising
• hike
• rise
• soar
• takeoff
• increase
• raise
• elevation
• hoist
• boost
• thrust
• raising
• liftoff
• levitation
• heave
• upturn
• upswing
• upheaval
• uplifting
• upsurge
• uptrend
• blastoff
• upthrust
• upwelling
• upraising
• upsweep

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall
• drop
• dip
• descent
• dive
• plunge
• sinking
• decrease
• decline
• nosedive
• down
• plummeting
• plop
• downfall
• downgrade
• comedown

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of climb

Verb

Three unidentified people were seen climbing out of a sewer on Manhattan's Upper East Side before fleeing in two vehicles early Wednesday morning, according to the NYPD. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Yields have been climbing as traders contend with the federal debt and deficit, higher oil prices and stubborn inflation, as well as the strength of the economy and the growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will continue lifting rates. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Noun

And while words like antique can make a price tag climb, age alone doesn’t determine an item’s value. — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

More ambitious hikers can tackle the steep climb up Mount Equinox. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026