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 Markets barely registered the announcement, with yields dropping before climbing back up. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026 But Brent resumed climbing as conflict persisted, topping $100 per barrel again in July before wavering and then hitting that mark again late Tuesday. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 If the restart stays on schedule, Duane Arnold will return 615 MW of generating capacity to the grid in 2029, giving Iowa a major new source of dependable electricity as demand from AI infrastructure continues climbing. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026 That’s evident in both her mental acuity as well as her physical agility, demonstrated by her ease in climbing several flights of stairs to enter her spacious apartment. — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 Wax figures of Luke, Leia, Darth Vader and C-3PO stand around as if waiting to go through TSA before climbing aboard. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Proving The Revenue Impact Of Influencer Marketing Influencer budgets keep climbing, but most companies still can’t tie those campaigns back to revenue. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Ralat saw people climbing over cargo that had fallen directly in front the glass of Hobbies Trains. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 Chevron shares were little changed Wednesday after climbing 13% in the past three months and 39% in 2026. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbing

Verb

Faria was down a break and scrambling to survive, having snatched the opening set by getting past Alcaraz’s defenses.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Each new home takes space once inhabited by bears, leaving the predators scrambling to adjust.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrambling

Verb

Highs are forecast to cool to 89 on Sunday, 85 on Monday and 88 on Tuesday before rising to 90 on Wednesday, 94 on Thursday and 92 on Friday, the forecast showed.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
Both Florida and Denmark are facing rising sea levels due a warmer global climate, which causes glaciers to melt and seawater to expand.

— Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of rising

Verb

According to Borges de Moraes, cases like Pourrain’s are increasing under the current administration.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Cancer rising among younger ages The question of why colorectal cancer cases are increasing among younger adults has been an ongoing one within medicine.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of increasing

Verb

The Myles Garrett acquisition and a reigning MVP at quarterback have expectations soaring in La-La Land.

— Adam Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Over the next three decades, soaring demand for the fruit transformed Michoacán state into the center of global avocado production — and catapulted a generation of people like Pancho from poverty into the middle class.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of soaring

Verb

Those relationships have fueled explosive growth at Marvell, with data center revenue projected to rise 60% in fiscal 2027, according to FactSet, before accelerating slightly to 61% growth in fiscal 2028.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
If that constraint lies in requirements, testing, security or integration, accelerating code generation alone will not improve overall throughput.

— Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026