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

Operating profit climbed 37% to €1 billion, another quarterly high. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Back on the highway, the road climbs steadily, surpassing 8,000 feet near mile 15. — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Noun

To many, not least the young, both literary culture and the world of bookselling are beginning a great new climb, calling into question many presumptions about the digital century and the market models that sustain it. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Julian Schnabel dramatized his climb from street art to the gallery boom of the ‘80s in 1996. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026