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

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

Diamonds and gemstones can fall out of the mountings, and metals can wear thin and break. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 13 Feb. 2026

Verb

The closure caps mounting scrutiny of Utah’s troubled-teen industry, as families sue Provo Canyon over alleged mistreatment and Hilton’s advocacy helps drive new safeguards for youth nationwide. — Kathy McCormack, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

McConnell's outreach will likely help quell at least some of the mounting speculation surrounding his health. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 July 2026