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 outbreak remains concentrated in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, where cases have climbed from 177 to 352. — Alex Deluca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 The scouts said the object climbed quickly before appearing to disintegrate. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Forest moved out of the drop zone and into 16th place; Ipswich climbed one place into ninth. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, diesel prices have climbed to a new all-time peak. — Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Their shares have climbed 21% and nearly 123%, respectively, this year. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 At that time the suspect approached a fence area of the school from an undeveloped area, crossed the street, threw his weapon over the fence, then climbed the fence onto the school property, Krantz said. — Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 The year-over-year tightening of global stocks in 2026/27 may be encouraging higher price ideas, but as values have climbed higher, there have been recurrent pullbacks from the buying side. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Dewpoints climbed into the 60s, giving us one last summerlike afternoon before the dramatic change arrives Friday night. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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And an incomplete pass was best-case scenario after Patrick Mahomes scrambled just to collect the ball and alertly fire it out of bounds.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Ukrainian officials scrambled to make sense of the warnings, quickly flagging that the system had probably been compromised.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of scrambled

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Industrial equipment investment rose nearly 25%, which while not a straight AI trade, does partially reflect spending on data centers.

— Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Federal Reserve researchers found that manufacturers whose input costs rose most under the 2018 tariffs employed 2% fewer workers than those least affected.

— Stuart Loren, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of rose

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That same year, Cruz Bustamante became the first Latino Assembly speaker, then lieutenant governor — the first Latino elected to statewide office in California since Pacheco ascended to the same position in the 1870s.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
The line shrank as the Hurricanes ascended to the top spot in the AP Top 25.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of ascended

Verb

The number of titles receiving airplay swelled from seven to 18, while stations playing at least one song of his increased from 72 to 94.

— Russ Penuell, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
Ongoing demonstrations over the housing shortage swelled in Spain and Portugal, where students set up tent camps in city squares.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 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