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 That frustration rings especially true in Colorado, where insurance premiums have been climbing thanks to escalating wildfire and weather risks, a concern the Hippo report identifies as a major pressure point across the Mountain region. —

Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026 Texas drivers are seeing another jump at the pump, with gas prices climbing above $4 a gallon statewide for the first time in nearly four years. —

Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026 Gas and grocery prices keep climbing, and most household costs feel out of your control. —

Jon Stojan, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Nine foreigners and 11 local hikers were climbing Mount Dukono at the time of the eruption, North Halmahera Police Chief Erlichson Pasaribu told Indonesia’s Kompas TV. —

Helen Regan, CNN Money, 8 May 2026 Warmer temperatures are expected later in the week, with highs climbing toward 90 degrees. —

Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 The problem is that while demand projections for these minerals keep climbing, major new mineral discoveries have become increasingly rare. —

New Atlas, 8 May 2026 Bouquets, meanwhile, are receiving the alt-bride treatment, with searches climbing for fuzzy wire bouquets, bouquet purses and flowerless arrangements. —

Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 1 May 2026 Shares of Alphabet, meanwhile, had their best month since 2004, climbing 34% on strong earnings results. —

Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 May 2026

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These fascinating, mind-scrambling books show familiar events from unfamiliar perspectives.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Other carriers, smelling blood, had been circling for nearly a year if not longer, and within hours of the airline's collapse were scrambling to both fly ticketed Spirit customers and add to their schedules in the absence left by Spirit's yellow planes.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 4 May 2026