MOUNTED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

mounted

verb

Definition of mounted next

past tense of mount

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount

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as in offered

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

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as in climbed

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

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Recent Examples of mounted Outrage has mounted since Moreno suggested winning isn’t a top fan priority amid the Angels’ 11-year playoff drought. —

Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 Down to its final three outs and trailing 4-3, fourth-seeded USC (43-15) mounted a comeback of its own in the top of the ninth, loading the bases with nobody out. —

Jack Vita, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026 Lander mounted a series of headline-grabbing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and was detained while trying to protect an undocumented immigrant from being dragged off into detention at a New York court. —

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026 As the White Sox mounted an eighth-inning rally, dozens of fans, then perhaps a couple of hundred, took off their shirts and twirled them in the air. —

Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026 Down to its final three outs and trailing 4-3, fourth-seeded USC (43-15) mounted a comeback of its own in the top of the ninth inning, loading the bases with nobody out. —

Jack Vita, Oc Register, 23 May 2026 The policy change is intended to offset Roscosmos’ losses in recent years, which have mounted after the onset of Western sanctions. —

Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026 As a result, Seaside Heights officials have requested FBI support, SWAT teams, Homeland Security agents, mounted state troopers and an increase in roving officers to take to the beaches on Memorial Day weekend. —

Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 The Pastef party had ridden into office after a fierce campaign mounted against the then-ruling party Alliance pour la République following widespread speculation that former President Macky Sall wanted to use a 2016 constitutional change to revise his term in office. —

ABC News, 22 May 2026

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The lead times for high-voltage transformers, essential for grid interconnection, have increased to as long as four years.

— Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
On Darlene Lane, the flow of contamination increased in late April and continues to seep into their neighbor’s yard.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026