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 The Idaho Home Learning Academy launched in 2016 with about 250 students and has climbed to nearly 8,000 students. —

Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026 Beef prices climbed almost 16% over that span. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2026 In an image that has since been shared worldwide, one protester climbed onto the roof of the embassy’s entrance on Saturday and replaced the flag of the Islamic Republic with that of the flag previously used by the Pahlavi dynasty. —

Callum Sutherland, Time, 12 Jan. 2026 His actions were so unexpected, the driver didn’t even immediately realize his passenger had climbed out the window, police sources said. —

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026 Barefoot and wearing only swim trunks, Gray climbed to the fourth level, then went higher, looking for a fifth. —

Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 One member of the crowd climbed onto the truck and stomped on its windshield. —

Stephen Sorace , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026 Shares of Roku have climbed 40% over the past year. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026 For five years, the group from Mexico's National Autonomous University has climbed the volcano with pounds of equipment, risked data loss due to bad weather or a volcanic explosion and used artificial intelligence to analyze the seismic data. —

Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026

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After the original aircraft landed, staffers scrambled to transfer luggage between the planes while crew quickly moved boxes of fruit, and wrapped sandwiches and beverages, according to pool reporters, a group of journalists who accompany the president during travels.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
But the aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota, including the killing of Renee Good during a confrontation with federal agents, has scrambled the party's playbook.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026