Need another word that means the same as “climb”? Find 65 synonyms and 30 related words for “climb” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Climb” are: climb up, go up, mount, rise, wax, ascend, scale, scramble up, clamber up, shin up, fly upwards, gain altitude, slope upwards, go uphill, incline upwards, increase, escalate, shoot up, leap up, soar, spiral, rocket, advance, work one's way up, move up, progress, make progress, make strides, get ahead, clamber, scramble, put on, get dressed in, dress in, dress oneself in, pull on, climb into, get into, fling on, throw on, slip into, slip on, change into, rig oneself out in, array oneself in, deck oneself out in, put round one's shoulders, put on one's head, acclivity, ascent, raise, upgrade, climbing, mounting, growth, enlargement, expansion, extension, multiplication, elevation, swelling, inflation
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “climb” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| acclivity | An upward slope. |
| ascent | An upward slope or path that one may walk or climb. The ascent grew steeper. |
| clamber | An awkward and laborious climb or movement. A clamber up the cliff path. |
| climbing | The sport or activity of climbing mountains or cliffs. Climbing equipment. |
| elevation | Increase in the level of something. Her sudden elevation to the cabinet. |
| enlargement | The action or state of enlarging or being enlarged. Talks on the enlargement of the EU. |
| expansion | The political strategy of extending a state’s territory by encroaching on that of other nations. The rapid expansion of suburban London. |
| extension | The range of a term or concept as measured by the objects which it denotes or contains. Contact Liz McDonald on extension 3514. |
| growth | The process of increasing in size. Some additives slow down the growth of microorganisms. |
| inflation | Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity. The gross inflation of salaries. |
| mount | A mounting consisting of a piece of metal as in a ring or other jewelry that holds a gem in place. Delicate mounts for necklaces earrings and rings. |
| mounting | The action of mounting something. The mounting of rapid fire guns. |
| multiplication | The process of combining matrices, vectors, or other quantities under specific rules to obtain their product. We need to use both multiplication and division to find the answers. |
| raise | An act of lifting or raising a part of the body while holding a weight. He wants a raise and some perks. |
| rise | The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises. It was here that the brook had its rise. |
| swelling | A crescendo followed by a decrescendo. Painless swellings may appear in the lower abdomen. |
| upgrade | A reservation that is improved. A room upgrade from a twin to a duplex suite. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “climb” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| advance | Pay in advance. The hypothesis I wish to advance in this article. |
| array oneself in | Align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. |
| ascend | Travel up. The Prophet ascended to heaven. |
| change into | Change clothes; put on different clothes. |
| clamber | Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. I clambered out of the trench. |
| clamber up | Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. |
| climb into | Go upward with gradual or continuous progress. |
| climb up | Improve one’s social status. |
| deck oneself out in | Decorate. |
| dress in | Dress in a certain manner. |
| dress oneself in | Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods. |
| escalate | Make or become more intense or serious. The price of tickets escalated. |
| fling on | Indulge oneself. |
| fly upwards | Decrease rapidly and disappear. |
| gain altitude | Rise in rate or price. |
| get ahead | Receive a specified treatment (abstract. |
| get dressed in | Apprehend and reproduce accurately. |
| get into | Purchase. |
| go up | Go through in search of something; search through someone’s belongings in an unauthorized way. |
| go uphill | Be or continue to be in a certain condition. |
| incline upwards | Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief. |
| increase | Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree. The boss finally increased her salary. |
| leap up | Jump down from an elevated point. |
| make progress | Create or manufacture a man-made product. |
| make strides | Organize or be responsible for. |
| mount | Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance. The museum is mounting an exhibition of sixteenth century drawings. |
| move up | Go or proceed from one point to another. |
| progress | Cause a task or undertaking to make progress. He progressed well in school. |
| pull on | Move into a certain direction. |
| put on | Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events. |
| put on one's head | Attribute or give. |
| put round one's shoulders | Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation. |
| rig oneself out in | Arrange the outcome of by means of deceit. |
| rise | Rise to one s feet. He didn t rise to my teasing. |
| rocket | Attack with rocket propelled missiles. Sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing. |
| scale | Come off in scales or thin pieces flake off. The skin may scale and peel away with itching stinging or burning sensations in the infected area. |
| scramble | Order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action. Scramble the message so that nobody can understand it. |
| scramble up | Make unintelligible. |
| shin up | Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. |
| shoot up | Kill by firing a missile. |
| slip into | Move easily. |
| slip on | Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner. |
| slope upwards | Be at an angle. |
| soar | Fly by means of a hang glider. The stock market soared after the cease fire was announced. |
| spiral | To wind or move in a spiral course. A wisp of smoke spiralled up from the trees. |
| throw on | Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. |
| wax | Remove unwanted hair from a part of the body by applying wax and then peeling off the wax and hairs together. She waxed her legs when necessary. |
| work one's way up | Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of. |
| ascend | Go up or climb. Salmon ascend rivers from the sea to spawn. |
| ascending | Moving or going or growing upward. Blood pressure in the ascending aorta. |
| ascent | An upward slope or grade (as in a road. The first ascent of the Matterhorn. |
| clamber | An awkward climb. Reaching the crest was a real clamber. |
| climber | A climbing plant. Climbers trained up fences and trellises. |
| climbing | The sport or activity of climbing mountains or cliffs. His other great interest was climbing especially in the Alps. |
| elevator | A muscle whose contraction raises a part of the body. In the harbour a giant elevator stores prairie grain. |
| height | The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. They took consumerism to new heights. |
| ladder | With reference to tights or stockings develop or cause to develop a ladder. The first time I put them on one of the stockings laddered. |
| lade | Put cargo on board (a ship). The surplus products must be laden on board the vessels. |
| lift | A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground. She lifted her voice in a great shout. |
| mountain | A large number or amount or extent. We set off down the mountain. |
| mountaineer | A person who takes part in mountaineering. |
| mounting | The action of mounting something. He pulled the curtain rail from its mounting. |
| pounce | A bird’s claw. The gang pounced on him and knocked him to the ground. |
| rise | Rise to one s feet. Few models have had such a meteoric rise. |
| risen | Above the horizon. The risen sun. |
| rising | Newly come into prominence. The Warsaw rising of 1944. |
| rung | One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder. We must ensure that the low skilled do not get trapped on the bottom rung. |
| shin | The front of the leg below the knee. He shinned up a tree. |
| ski | Relating to or used for skiing. A pair of skis. |
| stairs | A flight of stairs or a flight of steps. |
| steeply | In a steep manner. Prices rose steeply. |
| stepladder | A short folding ladder with flat steps and a small platform. |
| surmount | Get on top of; deal with successfully. The scarf surmounted the gown. |
| up | Raise or pick up something. The market is up. |
| uphill | An upward slope. Follow the track uphill. |
| upstairs | The part of a building above the ground floor. An upstairs bedroom. |
| upward | Directed up. An upward trend in sales. |
| vertically | In a vertical direction. The bacteria are vertically transmitted from mother to offspring. |
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