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 Testosterone replacement therapy prescriptions are climbing fast, and the men on them are no longer whispering about it. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Some neighbors captured video showing people climbing from a third-floor window and fleeing the scene. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Tokenized stocks led that growth, climbing 2,000% as the number of active holders surpassed 1 million. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Sites that picked up more AI traffic were, overwhelmingly, sites whose organic search was already climbing. — Ben Foster, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Searches on menopause body odor and persimmon soap are climbing as women look for answers no one warned them about. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Also climbing up the 2026 Top Ten chart is Hur Jin-ho’s political thriller The Assassin(s), which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and has so far grossed nearly $18M since its release over the recent Chuseok holiday. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 The auction felt like a high-energy concert crossed with a thriller, as bidders from 34 countries, most of them first-timers at Christie’s, kept the numbers climbing and the lots on the block far longer than expected. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 5 Oct. 2026 Shares of Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line advanced in sympathy, climbing 6% and about 4%, respectively. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbing

Verb

And Democrats are scrambling for ways to win those voters back.

— Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Perhaps that gets to the heart of why Microsoft seems to be scrambling to embrace AI agents and hybrid intelligence in Windows.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of scrambling

Verb

The travel-retail business is expected to continue rising due to a confluence of other factors, including the 4 to 5 percent yearly increase of travelers.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Super El Niño impact Inflation in India has been rising for 10 straight months, crossing the central bank's medium-term target of 4% in August, even as economic growth has been resilient so far.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rising

Verb

By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The company has been gradually increasing its use of AI across back office and customer-facing roles and has introduced an AI chatbot to its website to help customers plan their trips.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of increasing

Verb

Even—perhaps especially—for a Beltway outsider, ascending the American political ladder requires a tremendous amount of glad-handing and personal magnetism, if not charm.

— Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Since the creation of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) in 2011, there have been four categories of academies, each requiring an ascending level of investment and support staff.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascending

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Oracle founder Larry Ellison dethroned Musk as the richest person in the world briefly last year after his company’s breakout earnings report sent shares soaring by 36%.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
The soaring legal costs have come under greater scrutiny in recent years as Los Angeles’ financial problems have gotten worse.

— Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of soaring

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Leading equipment manufacturers, including Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr, and SANY, are accelerating efforts to deploy zero-emission haul fleets across the industry.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
That 12-month number would signal that the rate of price growth is accelerating and moving further from the Federal Reserve's goal of 2%.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of accelerating

Verb

In certain circumstances, temporarily scaling back the extra payments could leave you in a better financial position instead.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Dealer Emanuel Layre is scaling back his gallery after 15 years in the Austrian capital, as ARTnews reported earlier, and according to Die Presse, Zeller van Almsick gallery will also close after nine years.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026