Synonyms for climb
klaɪmclimb

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1. climb

   Synonyms:
   ascend, mount, clamber, swarm, surmount, scale, escalade, soar, creep up, rise

   Antonyms:
   descend, drop, fall, slip, tumble, swoop

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1. ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgradenoun

   an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

   "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

   Synonyms:
   ascent, rising, emanation, acclivity, ascending, mounting, heave, climbing, hike, rising slope, salary increase, ascension, boost, upgrade, advance, wage increase, lift, procession, mount, rise, wage hike, raise, cost increase

2. climb, climbing, mountingnoun

   an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

   Synonyms:
   acclivity, mount, rise, upgrade, raise, ascent, climbing, mounting

3. climb, mountverb

   the act of climbing something

   "it was a difficult climb to the top"

   Synonyms:
   riding horse, acclivity, mount, backing, setting, rise, upgrade, raise, ascent, climbing, saddle horse, mounting, mountain

4. climb, climb up, mount, go upverb

   go upward with gradual or continuous progress

   "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

   Synonyms:
   get on, draw near, bestride, come on, ascend, lift, come near, climb on, draw close, wax, arise, put on, go up, approach, come up, mount up, mount, burn down, climb up, ride, rise, move up, near, uprise, jump on, burn up, hop on, jump

5. climbverb

   move with difficulty, by grasping

   Synonyms:
   wax, rise, climb up, mount, go up

6. wax, mount, climb, riseverb

   go up or advance

   "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

   Synonyms:
   resurrect, rise, stand up, climb up, uprise, put on, climb on, heighten, go up, rebel, surface, lift, arise, spring up, come up, grow, originate, mount up, ride, ascend, prove, develop, bestride, full, get on, get up, hop on, jump on, move up, turn out, jump, rear, mount, rise up, wax

7. climbverb

   slope upward

   "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

   Synonyms:
   wax, rise, climb up, mount, go up

8. climbverb

   improve one's social status

   "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"

   Synonyms:
   wax, rise, climb up, mount, go up

9. rise, go up, climbverb

   increase in value or to a higher point

   "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

   Synonyms:
   rise, stand up, climb up, burn up, uprise, heighten, go up, rebel, surface, lift, arise, spring up, burn down, come up, grow, originate, resurrect, draw close, draw near, ascend, develop, get up, prove, approach, move up, turn out, jump, rear, come on, come near, mount, rise up, wax, near

Matched Categories

1. • Increase
   • Move
   • Progress
   • Rise
   • Slope

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1. climbverb

   Synonyms:
   mount or ascend (with difficulty), get up, creep up

2. climbverb

   Synonyms:
   mount or ascend (with difficulty), clamber, scramble

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1. climbverb

   Synonyms:
   clamber, scale

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1. List of paraphrases for "climb":

   climbing, rise, ascension, ascent, jump, rises, escalation, ascend, jumps, install, montée

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How to use climb in a sentence?

1. Jon Reiter:

   This is not the year to climb Everest, it's the year to hope to God these people get through this.

2. Colombian Nairo Quintana:

   It was our last chance today, we tried in the col de la Croix de Fer but failed, so we tried again in the final climb, i think I lost the Tour during the first week.

3. Mike Pence:

   I'll leave that up to him, our father always said,' Climb your own mountain.' So all of us are very different. We don't tell each other what to do.

4. Orison Swett Marden:

   We lift ourselves by our thought, we climb upon our vision of ourselves. If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself. Hold the ideal of yourself as you long to be, always, everywhere - your ideal of what you long to attain - the ideal of health, efficiency, success.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   Her strong example inspired countless young women to know their power, and seek their rightful place at the head of the decision-making table, her tireless leadership was invaluable to passing legislation to expand access to affordable, high-quality health care and to help young people climb the ladders of opportunity with a good education.