CLIMBING Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

climbing

verb

present participle of climb

as in scrambling

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling visitors should use caution when climbing over the wet rocks along the shore

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as in rising

to move or extend upward smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air

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as in increasing

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover

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Recent Examples of climbing And yet interest in raising backyard chickens keeps climbing. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 Cooling your feet brings down overall body temperature, so chill a pair of socks in the fridge during the day and slip them on before climbing into bed. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Fans were accused of blocking traffic, fighting in the street, climbing on top of trucks and throwing bottles at police officers. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 Cecelia Kale was climbing a tree in her front yard in Tigerton on June 23 when a bat latched onto her leg, according to her family. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Paris sweltered through record-setting heat this week, with temperatures climbing above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, AP reported. — Kelly McGreal , Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 They were previously featured in a documentary about climbing Malaysia's Merdeka 118 Tower, which is 2,227 feet tall. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 July 2026 With salon gel manicures and pedicures climbing past $40 a visit, social media tutorials demystifying nail care and growing concern about gel ingredients, more people are trading the salon chair for a setup on the kitchen table. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 For generations, society rewarded people for accumulating knowledge, collecting credentials, and climbing institutional ladders. — C.m. Rubin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbing

Verb

Nigeria’s leading opposition parties are scrambling to fight a growing number of lawsuits that are threatening their capacity to mount a credible challenge in January’s presidential elections.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
Countries are scrambling not to fall behind in AI — and French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are leading a personal charm offensives to court tech CEOs.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026

Definition of scrambling

Verb

And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Practices are seeing rising amputations, and hospitalizations are surging.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Definition of rising

Verb

As summer arrives, snow begins melting, ice hardens and rocks loosen, increasing the risk of falls and rockfall.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
When patients can’t pay, hospitals absorb the costs and pass them onto people with insurance by increasing prices, studies show.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 1 July 2026

Definition of increasing

Verb

Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.

— Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of ascending

Verb

His celebratory words marking its 250th anniversary included not only the traditional paeans to the Founders but also a dose of personal grievance, plus soaring praise for his own achievements.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Like Micron, the second-best performer in the S&P 500 this year with a scorching 242% gain, the company is benefiting from soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory chips.

— Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of soaring

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The financial struggles led to them not being able to pay vendors, which led key brands to stop sending the retailers products to sell, further accelerating its decline.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
The move comes amid rising demand for local asset servicing, with Saudi Arabia accelerating the development of its capital markets as part of its Vision 2030 agenda.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Definition of accelerating

Verb

These are hero buys that will survive the elements, no matter whether plans include scaling mountains or sunning in parks.

— Ellie Davis, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Authorities identified the climbers as Angela Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, a Russian couple known for scaling skyscrapers and other towering structures around the world.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of scaling

Verb

Proponents say the workout’s minimal movements, like short sets of squats and lifting light weights, leave them with soreness but also increase their muscle.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
This mission will attempt to place a batch of CubeSats into orbit after lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026