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 Peter Dominguez, the president of California Surfaces, a countertop fabrication and installation company in Santa Fe Springs, in Los Angeles County, has watched in recent years as silicosis cases climbed and lawsuits mounted. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 The Franklin Park Defenders pushed back last Friday at the city’s latest cost estimate that has climbed since it was first floated. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, spending has climbed from about 18% of GDP in the 1960s to more than 23%, with this growth concentrated in programs for the elderly. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026 Cloudflare — Shares climbed about 12% after guidance for the current quarter topped Street expectations. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 His winning bid of $126 million climbed to approximately $141 million after the 12 percent buyer’s premium. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026 Asian markets less heavily exposed to the AI industry mostly climbed Thursday. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 The scouts said the object climbed quickly before appearing to disintegrate. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, diesel prices have climbed to a new all-time peak. — Sacbee.com, 23 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

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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

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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

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Or the season’s big reveal coming in the form of flashbacks that not only feel lifted from another, far less entertaining espionage drama, but lean on emotions the show, to the end, never actually earns.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
The drug distributor also lifted its full-year profit outlook after just one quarter into its new fiscal year.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026