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

The Observer writes that at the Midtown transport hub, the organization’s new space will mount free exhibitions for commuters, tourists, and school groups. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Ford also admitted there’s been rear wing modifications via the DRS system and an additional set of dive planes mounted on the front bumper. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026

Noun

With too much shotgun recoil, shooters tend to pull their head off the stock or get inconsistent with their gun mount. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026

Seasmoke and Dareon’s dragon, Tessarion, acrobatically fight one another before Hugh’s mount, Vermithor, now the largest living dragon, enters the fray. — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026