Synonyms of clamber

clamber

verb

ˈklam-bər 

as in to climb

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling

clambered over a wall and was never seen again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climb
• scramble
• swarm
• ascend
• scrabble
• surmount
• scale
• summit
• skin
• breast
• shimmy
• struggle
• mount
• claw
• free-climb
• shinny
• shin
• sprawl
• get up

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of clamber

This once meant waiting in long lines outside stores like Walmart and Best Buy in the early morning hours, clambering over one another to snag electronics, beauty items, and other unaffordable gifts at a steal. —Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024

Over much of the preceding 2,055 days, the site had been a hive of industry, with teams cleaning marble mosaics, retouching frescoes and clambering over the anthill of scaffolding that filled the center of the landmark. —Joseph Ataman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024

Tottenham could clamber into the top four places in the Premier League table. —Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

But while people clambered to take refuge in the stations, disasters still unfolded there. —Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024