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 But data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the test positivity rate for the week ending August 8 above 3% for the first time since March, with numbers climbing in every state. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The numbers are vast and climbing again but during the countdown to another season, beginning on Friday night, there has been another timely marker to illustrate the rapid financial growth of the Premier League and its elite. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Workers in full protective gear are climbing into racks more than six stories high to manually push product down. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Kindergarten vaccine exemptions are climbing During the last school year (2025-2026), vaccination coverage for kindergartners slightly decreased from the year before, according to new CDC data. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026 Tuesday afternoon and evening Expect abundant sunshine with temperatures quickly climbing through the triple digits. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Ridi, a 46-year-old who lives with his family in Ohio but has a second home in Qusra, arrived on Monday, climbing his stairs and raising an American flag on his roof. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Toner was climbing up the NCAA ladder to become the NCAA president; Coppedge was on the NCAA’s TV committee. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 While viewership has been steadily climbing on several Peacock and Bravo properties, 2026 was the year where the reality TV cup runneth over. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbing

Verb

Prediction market companies are scrambling to improve their public reputation.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Populist opposition to massive data centers fueling the artificial intelligence boom is scrambling up the 2026 midterms, cutting across ideological lines.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of scrambling

Verb

Global demand has also shrunk significantly with rising prices, helping to balance the oil market and get oil to the customers who need it.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
First, rising yields due to better nominal economic growth are typically tolerated more readily, since nominal GDP growth is a primary driver of corporate profits.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of rising

Verb

While increasing volumes of the oil are finding routes out of the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, keeping energy prices elevated and pushing up global inflation.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Alternatively, perhaps Arsenal’s actions are driven by an increasing pressure to sell.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of increasing

Verb

That’s in line with modern baseball trends, with MLB front offices employing more sophisticated evaluation tools to monitor their ascending arms.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
The fate of Duke, diagnosed with a life-threatening ascending aortic aneurysm, is ambiguous.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ascending

Verb

And according to a European intelligence report this past June, Russian lenders are vulnerable due to soaring indebtedness and deteriorating loans.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Nvidia warned of higher prices for servers containing its AI chips as soaring memory costs strain the AI buildout.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of soaring

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About one minute after takeoff, the Learjet 55 turned to the left and started a violent dive, descending at nearly 10,000 feet per minute while accelerating to more than 275 MPH, according to information collected by investigators.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Adoption is accelerating as the proverbial wheels are falling off the bus.

— Jason Sabin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of accelerating

Verb

Build a cash reserve before scaling, negotiate better terms upfront and don't be afraid to walk away from deals that strain your finances.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
China’s high-tech enterprise CBAK Energy Technology is scaling production of its large cylindrical lithium-ion batteries at its Nanjing Phase II facility, with plans to eventually raise annual capacity from 3 gigawatt-hours (GWh) to 18 GWh.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of scaling

Verb

In the opposite direction, open the elbows wide, arching the back and lifting the chin to the sky.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
This type of training is focused on lifting increasingly heavy weights to build bone and muscle mass — something that is critical for women in midlife.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026