Synonyms of mounting

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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
• multiplying
• escalating
• mushrooming
• accumulating
• ballooning
• snowballing
• surging
• proliferating
• burgeoning
• spreading
• enlarging
• booming
• rolling up
• gaining
• bourgeoning
• jumping
• heightening
• building up
• appreciating
• skyrocketing
• rocketing
• inflating
• distending
• peaking
• redoubling
• puffing (up)
• cresting
• crescendoing
• bulking
• 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

Examples of mounting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The front subframe, shown here, provides a rigid mounting for the suspension's lower control arms and anti-roll bar, as well as the steering rack. —Jim Frenak, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023

The woofers are deep and will require careful mounting, as will the midranges. —Jack Baruth, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023

Dealers will inspect and replace the right and/or left suspension strut mountings, as necessary, free of charge. —Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023

For Gresham, there was first the mounting of a 50th-anniversary revival in 2014 with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. —Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023