CLIMBS Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of climb

as in scrambles

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 rises

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

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as in increases

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

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climbs

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noun

plural of climb

as in ascents

the act or an instance of rising or climbing up a long hard climb up the mountain

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Recent Examples of climbs

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As the moon brightens and climbs higher after sunset, two planets — Jupiter and Venus — will be easy to see in the western sky. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize climbs. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2026 What all this means is that as demand climbs, the US is projected to face a shortage of up to 86,000 clinicians by 2036. —

Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026 In footage of the trespassing incident, a person wearing an emoji costume climbs over the barrier surrounding the habitat for Punch and the zoo's other macaque monkeys. —

Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 Among non-Sherpa climbers, the record is ⁠held by British guide Kenton Cool, who has accomplished the feat 19 times, followed by American climbers Dave Hahn and Garrett Madison, with 15 climbs each. —

CNN Money, 18 May 2026 The economic fallout from the war with Iran is hitting home — as inflation climbs to a three-year high and the issue becomes a midterm flashpoint. —

NBC news, 17 May 2026 Visitors enter the pavilion beneath a giant bell into which a naked woman climbs via a rope before flipping upside down and turning herself into a living, swinging clapper. —

Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026 Clematis climbs by wrapping its short leaf stems around support structures and may initially require a string or wire to climb. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026

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Looping inside Cathedral Mountain and Mount Ogdens, two of the park’s prominent peaks, are railway tracks designed to tackle the elevation grades and enable trains to tackle the climbs and descents without losing control. —

Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026 Stocks got a lift from easing yields in the bond market, which halted their sharp recent climbs on worries about inflation. —

ABC News, 20 May 2026 Stocks got a lift from easing yields in the bond market, which offered relief following rapid climbs that had rattled stock markets worldwide recently. —

Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 The single mother's several climbs and time as a Sherpa also served as the subject of the 2023 documentary, Mountain Queen. —

Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 Details of the climbs were not available. —

CNN Money, 18 May 2026 Expect steep climbs and go with a pro guide. —

Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Gas surges to highest level since 2022 As the cost of crude climbs, so do the prices of gasoline and other fuel that keep equipment, cars, buses, delivery trucks and airplanes running. —

Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 Shootings way down as larceny climbs Crime in Boston is down about 1% so far this year compared to the same period last year, according to the Boston Regional Intelligence Center. —

Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbs

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This scrambles their fundamentally altered cells, killing Anneliese and leaving Blaine severely injured.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
Once a ship reports such an attack, the UKMTO office scrambles into action.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 May 2026