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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, breast [chiefly British], 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, uprear, 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 size, 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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