Synonyms of climbed

climbed

verb

past tense of climb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scrambled
• ascended
• clambered
• scaled
• swarmed
• scrabbled
• sprawled
• clawed
• shimmied
• shinnied
• surmounted
• struggled
• shinned
• mounted
• summited
• breasted
• skinned
• free-climbed
• got up

2

as in rose

to move or extend upward

smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rose
• ascended
• soared
• lifted
• upped
• mounted
• arose
• thrust
• aspired
• upturned
• surged
• sloped
• tilted
• leaned
• towered
• upreared
• uprose
• upthrusted
• inclined
• scaled
• topped
• elevated
• zoomed
• ballooned
• crested
• uplifted
• tipped
• upheaved
• boosted
• upraised
• surmounted
• raised
• blasted off
• listed
• reclined
• slanted
• took off
• canted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• descended
• declined
• plunged
• fell (off)
• dipped
• slid
• sank
• plummeted
• dived
• nose-dived

3

as in increased

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rose
• increased
• swelled
• accelerated
• expanded
• waxed
• multiplied
• mounted
• surged
• jumped
• accumulated
• ballooned
• intensified
• mushroomed
• boomed
• rolled up
• escalated
• proliferated
• gained
• spread
• enlarged
• built up
• snowballed
• appreciated
• rocketed
• skyrocketed
• burgeoned
• peaked
• heightened
• crested
• redoubled
• inflated
• puffed (up)
• distended
• bulked
• crescendoed
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreased
• contracted
• diminished
• lessened
• receded
• dwindled
• waned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of climbed

Active users also climbed 96% month over month and 260% year over year in September while app downloads jumped by more than 187%. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 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

But higher rates make borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses — one reason mortgage rates have climbed to a three-year high in recent weeks. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 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

There aren’t many places in London where a king once climbed upstairs to gaze at the stars. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026

The pair climbed along the edge of Earnslaw Burn’s peak, across boulders in the Routeburn River, and through the Routeburn Valley. — Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

The Coral Gables school climbed from number 64 in last year’s rankings to 55 overall among both private and public universities this year. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026