Synonyms of mount

mount 1 of 3

verb

1

as in to increase

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

medical expenses began to mount

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increase
• rise
• accelerate
• climb
• expand
• swell
• intensify
• wax
• multiply
• accumulate
• roll up
• proliferate
• escalate
• boom
• spread
• gain
• jump
• enlarge
• surge
• build up
• balloon
• mushroom
• appreciate
• snowball
• rocket
• heighten
• burgeon
• skyrocket
• bulk
• inflate
• peak
• redouble
• puff (up)
• blow up
• crest
• distend
• crescendo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decrease
• diminish
• contract
• lessen
• recede
• dwindle
• wane

2

as in to offer

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offer
• present
• give
• carry
• stage
• perform
• display
• show
• expose
• exhibit
• render
• come out with
• parade
• enact
• unveil
• play
• portray
• show off
• represent
• act
• depict
• extend
• preview
• dramatize
• impersonate
• tender
• proffer

3

as in to climb

to move or extend upward

the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climb
• rise
• ascend
• soar
• lift
• up
• thrust
• slope
• arise
• aspire
• tilt
• tower
• uprear
• upturn
• uprise
• surge
• upthrust
• lean
• elevate
• incline
• scale
• raise
• top
• surmount
• uplift
• boost
• zoom
• balloon
• take off
• blast off
• tip
• upheave
• cant
• upraise
• crest
• slant
• list
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall (off)
• drop
• descend
• decline
• plunge
• dip
• slide
• sink
• dive
• plummet
• nose-dive

mount

2 of 3

noun (1)

ˈmau̇nt 

as in mountain

an elevation of land higher than a hill

Mount Everest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mountain
• peak
• hump
• pinnacle
• alp
• mountain range
• knob
• summit
• horn
• sierra
• cordillera
• range
• seamount
• mountaintop
• inselberg
• aiguille

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• valley
• bowl
• basin
• depression
• hollow
• vale

mount

3 of 3

noun (2)

as in mounting

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else

hammered together a mount for the cameras

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mounting
• support
• shore
• brace
• pillar
• reinforcement
• prop
• spur
• stay
• foundation
• column
• bracket
• buttress
• arch
• truss
• crutch
• pedestal
• underpinning
• stand
• cantilever
• shoring
• frame
• peg
• bolster
• stake
• bearing
• girder
• pilaster
• strut
• post
• base
• stanchion
• stilt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mount

Verb

Deaths have mounted in recent weeks as Ukraine runs dry of Patriot interceptors and Russia increasingly targets Kyiv’s civilian logistics, raising concerns that Moscow could force emigration by starving swathes of Ukraine of food and electricity. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

The changes come amid mounting pressure on food manufacturers to move away from synthetic dyes. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

As the pressure mounts, their perfectionism is challenged by a fellow dancer. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

The Tropical Americas carousel gets its mounts The Tropical Americas land coming to Animal Kingdom is set in the fictional village of Pueblo Esperanza and at its center sits a carousel inspired by the natural world. — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026