MOUNTING Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈmau̇n-tiŋ

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as in mount

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else built a new mounting for the engine

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mounting

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verb

present participle of mount

as in increasing

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

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as in offering

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 rising

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 mounting

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It was excavated from the Lance Formation, shipped to Germany for restoration and mounting, then returned to the U.S. for the grand opening of the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in 1995. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026 Diamonds and gemstones can fall out of the mountings, and metals can wear thin and break. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 13 Feb. 2026

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The Russian Pavilion will be accessible to the public only during the Venice Biennale’s pre-opening vernissage (May 5–8), Italian news outlets report, as the European Union threatens to withdraw funding from the prestigious exhibition amid mounting sanctions on Moscow. —

Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 The move comes as Greek officials deal with mounting overtourism pressure, particularly on Greece's busiest islands. —

Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mounting

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Retailer profit margins are chronically slim — and during rapid crude price increases even negative — giving them an incentive to raise prices quickly as the cost of crude and of refined gas mounts — and to try to hold the higher prices steady to recover their margins as their other costs call.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Then again, Ortiz has been pretty charmed this weekend with five winners on Friday, including the Oaks, and five seconds in 11 mounts Saturday before capping it with the Derby.

— Gary B. Graves, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026