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

An unexpected rise Dobnak didn’t take long climbing the minor-league ranks. — Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

At Christie’s, such sales jumped 30 percent year on year in the first half of 2025, to $468 million, before climbing a further 15 percent, to $539 million, in the first half of this year. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Noun

In October 2024, Whisenant and another climber named Brant Hysell set a speed record on El Capitan's Lurking Fear route, completing the climb in 2 hours, 55 minutes and 32 seconds. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Whisenant holds the fastest climb record of Lurking Fear, a 2,000-foot route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026