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

Graham Platner, the Marine Corps veteran and oysterman who mounted a quixotic bid for the US Senate in Maine, was used to controversy—headlines had been bad enough already, and his campaign aides spent much of their time dealing with lurid rumors. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026

But Mills, who would have become the oldest freshman Senator ever if elected at age 79, found her Senate bid overshadowed by Platner’s momentum, even as concerns about his vulnerabilities mounted. — Philip Elliott, Time, 9 July 2026

Noun

Now the question gaining traction is less about one night and more about assignments, specifically whether commissions should keep handing Dean the biggest co-mains and main events while the scrutiny mounts. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

The touch screen mounts to the lower front corner, and the purge chute goes on the rear of the machine. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026