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 death toll following last week's unprecedented flash flood at the Nepal-Tibet border has climbed to 1,344, with an additional 4,996 people believed to still be missing as of Saturday, officials said. — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Expedia said in June that searches using budget filters have climbed more than 1,200% compared with 12 months ago. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 California gas prices have climbed about 16 cents per gallon over the past week, according to AAA. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The minimum has slowly climbed from $40 in 1997 to $145 in 2015 before hitting $200 in 2023 and $204 in 2024. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026 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 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

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Airlines scrambled Wednesday to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems experienced by the United Kingdom's air traffic control system that has forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Scientists have scrambled to investigate, hoping to prevent further deaths in a species that has been in decline for years—gray whales lost 35 percent of their population between 2020 and 2025.

— Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

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Focused on creating an immersive experience that starts upon arrival, Diaz enlisted a scent designer to create Disco Lace, a signature scent for Bar Leone that is a blend of lavender, rose and enoki.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Median pay for chief technology officers rose $809,587 from 2021 to 2025 while median pay for CEOs—typically the C-suite leader most likely to reap massive pay rewards—only rose $698,399.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rose

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The eastward shift increased the chances of hurricane-force wind gusts on Niihau and possibly Kauai, especially at higher elevations, the hurricane center warned.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
The restrictions have increased pressure on Chinese companies to develop domestic alternatives across the semiconductor supply chain.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of increased

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On Monday evening, Naomi Osaka soared through round one of the 2026 US Open in New York designer Who Decides War, styled by inimitable Law Roach.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Under Greenberg’s leadership, L’Oréal USA saw growth across categories including fragrance, where prestige sales soared and new megawatt pillars from YSL Beauty Myslf to Prada Paradigme swiftly made impacts on the market.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of soared

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In a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday, Republican and Democratic lawmakers criticized Oracle for a contract that has now swelled to $27 billion.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026
But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 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