Synonyms of climbing

climbing

verb

present participle of climb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scrambling
• ascending
• scaling
• clambering
• swarming
• scrabbling
• sprawling
• clawing
• shinning
• surmounting
• shinnying
• shimmying
• free-climbing
• struggling
• mounting
• breasting
• summiting
• skinning
• getting up

2

as in rising

to move or extend upward

smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rising
• ascending
• soaring
• lifting
• upping
• mounting
• thrusting
• sloping
• arising
• uprising
• aspiring
• towering
• leaning
• tilting
• upthrusting
• upturning
• surging
• uprearing
• scaling
• inclining
• elevating
• raising
• uplifting
• topping
• zooming
• boosting
• surmounting
• ballooning
• cresting
• tipping
• reclining
• slanting
• taking off
• upheaving
• upraising
• blasting off
• listing
• canting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descending
• falling (off)
• declining
• dropping
• plunging
• dipping
• sliding
• diving
• sinking
• plummeting
• nose-diving

3

as in increasing

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number

complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• accelerating
• swelling
• expanding
• waxing
• multiplying
• accumulating
• mounting
• ballooning
• intensifying
• jumping
• spreading
• escalating
• proliferating
• mushrooming
• snowballing
• gaining
• enlarging
• surging
• booming
• rolling up
• burgeoning
• appreciating
• building up
• skyrocketing
• heightening
• rocketing
• peaking
• inflating
• distending
• redoubling
• cresting
• puffing (up)
• bulking
• blowing up
• crescendoing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• waning
• dwindling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of climbing

Another shows someone climbing into a helicopter, stepping from a roof terrace, onto the landing gear and then into the cockpit, after appearing to take off their t-shirt to wave and attract the aircraft’s attention. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Summer has been scorching across California, with temperatures climbing as high as 110 degrees in some parts of the state. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

As younger cohorts move into peak parenting years, the NRF’s June baseline is likely to keep climbing past the one-third mark. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Around the country, electricity prices have been climbing faster than the overall cost of living, according to the Labor Department. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026

Expect plenty of sunshine this afternoon with temperatures climbing into the lower to mid-80s. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

The cost of financing a car also has been climbing faster than prices generally. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Temperatures should be cooler Thursday afternoon, climbing to the mid-80s for most locations. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Workers in full protective gear are climbing into racks more than six stories high to manually push product down. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026