Synonyms for climb

Most common

ascend · go up · mount

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

descend, fall, drop

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).

2. n. 1

   An act of climbing.

Related words

Phrases

climb up climb down climb rate rate of climb uphill climb

Forms

Plural

climbs → rises, ascents, raises, upgrades…

Past participle

climbed
e.g. climbed → ascended, mounted, clambered, scaled…

Example sentences

• mount In clear weather one can see Mount Fuji from here.
• ascend The soul must be purified before it can ascend.
• trail Man is as big as the trail he leaves in the world.
• wax There was candle wax on the table near the candle.
• scramble A failed omelet makes a pretty good scramble.
• soar The wind made Adriano's kite soar high in the sky.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

wax¹

4 letters

rise¹, soar¹

5 letters

scale¹, raise¹, mount¹, trail¹

6 letters

ascent², ascend²

7 letters

upgrade², clamber²

8 letters

mounting², scramble², escalade³, surmount²

9 letters

acclivity

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ascent² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

escalader