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climb

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of climb

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
  • a long hard climb up the mountain
Synonyms of climb

ascension, ascent, rise, rising, soar
Words Related to climb

boost, hike, increase, raise

blastoff, elevation, hoist, levitation, liftoff, raising, takeoff

heave, thrust, upheaval, uplifting, upraising, upsurge, upsweep, upswing, upthrust, uptrend, upturn, upwelling
Near Antonyms of climb

plop, plummeting, sinking

decline, decrease, down

comedown, downfall, downgrade
Antonyms of climb

descent, dip, dive, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge

climb

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of climb

1 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 of climb

clamber, scrabble, scramble, swarm
Words Related to climb

shimmy, shin, shinny, skin

ascend, free-climb, get up, mount, scale, summit, surmount

claw, sprawl, struggle
2 to move or extend upward
  • smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air
Synonyms of climb

arise, ascend, aspire, lift, mount, rise, soar, thrust, up, uprise, upthrust, upturn
Words Related to climb

surge, tower

boost, elevate, raise, upheave, uplift, upraise

balloon, blast off, take off, zoom

crest, scale, surmount, top

cant, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip
Near Antonyms of climb

dive, nose-dive, plummet, sink, slide
Antonyms of climb

decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge
3 to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
  • Complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover.
Synonyms of climb

accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax
Words Related to climb

jump, rocket, skyrocket, surge

heighten, intensify, redouble

blow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)

crescendo, crest, peak
Antonyms of climb

contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

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