CLIMBING Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

climbing

verb

present participle of climb

as in scrambling

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 rising

to move or extend upward smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air

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as in increasing

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 climbing Above-normal temperatures and dry conditions are forecast across the West, with highs climbing into the 110s in parts of the Desert Southwest midweek. —

Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 20 June 2026 The landscape is dotted with lighthouses, and climbing one feels like a rite of passage. —

Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 The Odyssey is almost here and its star Matt Damon celebrated by climbing into a Trojan horse to sneak onto the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live. —

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026 But a woman working full time at low wages cannot budget her way out of rents that outpace pay, or childcare costs that swallow a paycheck, or food prices that keep climbing. —

Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 SpaceX didn’t stop climbing on June 12. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026 Kelly, a member of the South Orange Volunteer Rescue Squad in New Jersey, immediately sprang into action, climbing to reach the man. —

Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Travel costs keep climbing in 2026, and a wellness retreat at home is becoming the smarter way to reset without spending thousands on flights and resort stays. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 This week's consumer prices data showed annual inflation climbing above 4% for the first time in three years. —

Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 June 2026

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In Texas, an 18-wheeler dropped $800,000 in dimes onto a highway in April 2025, sending crews scrambling as coins scattered across the roadway.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 June 2026
In 2024, a major ransomware attack targeting Fulton County’s computer systems left the county without working phones and scrambling to continue services.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 21 June 2026