Synonyms of mounting

mounting 1 of 2

noun

ˈmau̇n-tiŋ 

as in mount

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

built a new mounting for the engine

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

mounting

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verb

present participle of mount

1

as in increasing

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

medical expenses began to mount

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• accelerating
• swelling
• expanding
• climbing
• intensifying
• waxing
• escalating
• multiplying
• mushrooming
• accumulating
• ballooning
• snowballing
• burgeoning
• proliferating
• surging
• spreading
• enlarging
• booming
• rolling up
• gaining
• jumping
• heightening
• building up
• appreciating
• skyrocketing
• rocketing
• inflating
• distending
• peaking
• redoubling
• puffing (up)
• cresting
• bulking
• crescendoing
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• waning
• receding
• dwindling

2

as in offering

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition

the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offering
• presenting
• giving
• staging
• carrying
• performing
• displaying
• showing
• exhibiting
• exposing
• coming out with
• rendering
• enacting
• playing
• unveiling
• portraying
• showing off
• parading
• representing
• depicting
• acting
• extending
• previewing
• dramatizing
• tendering
• impersonating
• proffering

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rising
• climbing
• ascending
• soaring
• lifting
• upping
• thrusting
• arising
• uprising
• sloping
• tilting
• aspiring
• surging
• upturning
• towering
• uprearing
• upthrusting
• leaning
• elevating
• scaling
• inclining
• raising
• surmounting
• boosting
• ballooning
• uplifting
• topping
• zooming
• tipping
• cresting
• slanting
• taking off
• upheaving
• upraising
• reclining
• blasting off
• listing
• canting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• declining
• falling (off)
• descending
• dropping
• plunging
• dipping
• sliding
• sinking
• diving
• plummeting
• nose-diving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mounting

Noun

The frame, featuring foot rests in lieu of pedals, sits closer to the ground for easier mounting, and the battery has been repositioned to give the glider a lower, more stable center of gravity. — Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026

This keyboard has a traditional Alice-style ergonomic layout with gasket mounting, a great typing sound, and smooth switches from the factory. — Henri Robbins, Wired News, 3 Mar. 2026

Verb

The ecommerce upstart, which quickly outstripped legacy rivals like H&M and Zara in online apparel sales during the pandemic, saw its New York, then London, listing aspirations unravel amid mounting regulatory and political scrutiny. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

The fall semester at California State University, Long Beach, has begun, but frustration is mounting as hundreds of students have yet to move into their dorm rooms this week. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026