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

Now, as my anxiety climbed, the smell was becoming inseparable from the fear. — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Ossoff has climbed sharply in prediction markets since the spring, with his chances of capturing the Democratic nomination roughly tripling and moving him into the same conversation as Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

The cryptocurrency climbed above $78,200 on Friday for the first time since May. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Letterboxd says its membership has climbed past 30 million worldwide, a scale that’s turning what was once a niche logging app into a viable alternative to shopping a film on the traditional festival circuit. — Joshua Encinias, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Hedge funds delivered strong gains in the second quarter as the market was being fueled by popular AI stocks, which helped hedge fund crowding climbed to a record, Goldman said. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Back on the job the morning after the alert was lifted, Isidro threw a rope over an avocado tree about 20 feet (6 meters) high and climbed up. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

The average freight rate climbed 9 percent percent year over year to $1,475 per 20-foot container (TEU). — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

The summit itself turned out to be a failure, but Washington and Moscow later climbed over its wreckage to reach new agreements. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026