CLIMBED Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

climbed

verb

past tense of climb

as in scrambled

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

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as in rose

to move or extend upward smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air

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as in increased

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover

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Recent Examples of climbed View hours rose only about 2% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, even as content spending climbed. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Freeport-McMoRan — The miner's stock gained 3% as gold prices climbed. — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 London — Oil prices climbed Thursday on continued worries about global supply following a record number of tanker attacks that sent crossings through the Strait of Hormuz to a two-month low. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Housing, transportation, utilities and everyday costs have climbed, while rapid population growth is straining schools, roads and local services. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026 The system improved substantially, as its pass rate climbed from 52% to 77%, and staff reported working about 70% faster. — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Over this period, the price has climbed from $802 million to $866 million. — Jay Newman, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Sharpe said he’s climbed on the treadmill after games for the past four or five years. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

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The latest infraction came in the second quarter on Sunday, when Sam Darnold scrambled and was hit late by Greenlaw after going out of bounds, leading to a personal foul in a game San Francisco went on to win 32-29.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
The Commanders never got the chance for a field goal, because quarterback Jayden Daniels took his time to have the ball snapped, then scrambled and couldn’t get to the line to stop the clock.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrambled

Verb

While the space is only 10 percent bigger, the redesign has increased the number of fitting stations from four to six, allowing more customers to be serviced at the same time.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of increased

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Thousands of people have ascended the mountain from the southeast ridge in Nepal, but only five had ever reached its summit from the North Face.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
In the span of just three days, SpaceX founder Elon Musk ascended to trillionaire status before crashing out of the club in a billion-dollar downturn.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascended

Verb

But the benefit boost won’t go that far when the price of gas, beef, healthcare and other needs have soared, Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security policy analyst, told CNN.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
French government borrowing costs have soared to their highest level in nearly a quarter of a century as jittery bond markets have responded to the country's failure to impose fiscal consolidation.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of soared

Verb

Further east, in the coastal province of Rayong abutting a major industrial belt, authorities ordered evacuations on Monday after flood waters swelled two reservoirs beyond their capacity.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
In 2023, one of the wettest years in decades, the San Joaquin swelled to four miles wide at the site.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of swelled

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Readers will know, of course, that Joao Palhinha bundled in a late winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Spurs reduced the gap to two and then clambered over West Ham in the final weeks of the season.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
People have clambered into helicopters from roof terraces and been winched up from the mud left behind by the floodwater, videos posted by the Nepali Army show.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clambered

Verb

There, local fishermen demonstrated their sustainable crayfish harvesting process, and as a spectacular touch, the helicopter lifted one of the crayfish tanks straight out of the ocean, giving our client a dramatic view of the abundant catch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
This act temporarily lifted the statutes of limitations, allowing survivors to sue their abusers regardless of when the harm occurred.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026