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

Chinese authorities have reported seven deaths and more than 550 missing, while Nepal’s disaster agency said the death toll had climbed to 669 with 2,426 people missing. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Casey’s social team found its penetration with Gen Z has climbed 600 basis points over the past three years based on engagement. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

During lunch, a familiar song came on and every server stopped, put down their trays, climbed onto the tables, and started dancing. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

In Wednesday's earnings report, Salesforce said revenue for the quarter climbed 11% from a year earlier, topping estimates. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

As the business took off, monthly sales climbed from roughly $30,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Both of his charting studio efforts have climbed into the top two on the ranking. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

In 2003, Benvenuto Cellini’s gold-and-enamel Saliera, then valued at roughly €50 million ($58 million), was stolen from Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum by a thief who climbed scaffolding and entered through a window. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026

The 30-year recently climbed to the highest level since 2007, just before the Great Financial Crisis. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026