Climb Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Climb

clamber
A difficult, awkward climb.
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scramble up
To mount
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crawl up
To mount
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ascend
To rise from a lower level or station; advance:
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struggle
To contend or fight violently with an opponent
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ascent
The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade.
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rise
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
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escalate
To increase, enlarge, or intensify:
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advance
To raise the rate of; increase
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slope
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
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scale
To estimate or measure the quantity of lumber in (logs or uncut trees).
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progress upward
To mount
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shin
To kick or hit in the shins.
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soar
(Figuratively) To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood.
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arise
To come up from a lower to a higher position.
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lift
(Intransitive) To raise or rise.
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ascension
In Christianity, the bodily rising of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection.
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swarm up
To mount
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scrabble up
To mount
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go up
(Intransitive, UK) To attend university.
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ascend gradually
To mount
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struggle up
To mount
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go on board
To mount
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crawl
Crawl means to move slowly on the ground, generally on the hands and knees.
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acclivity
An upward slope of ground
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raise
An increase in amount
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wax
(Slang) To kill, especially to murder a person.
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climb-up
To gradually ascend something
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upgrade
(Computers) A software program that provides added enhancements over an earlier version.
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escalade
To climb (a wall, etc.) or enter (a fortified place) by ladders
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mounting
Something mounted; an attachment
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incline
An inclined surface; a slope or gradient:
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soar up
To mount
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work one's way up
To mount
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shin up
To mount
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labor up
To mount
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get on
(Intransitive) To be successful.
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climb on
To mount
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rise hand over hand
To mount
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twine up
To mount
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strive up
To mount
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surmount
To be or lie at the top of; be or rise above
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shoot up
To fire many bullets at.
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creep
To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
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climbing
(Uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
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start-up
(Intransitive) To begin to operate.
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creep-up
(Intransitive) To advance with stealth, unnoticed (literally or figuratively).
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clamber up
To mount
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mount
To attach (an object) to a support.
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shinny up
To mount
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Antonyms for Climb

descend
To descend is defined as to go downward, to become lower in pitch, reaching an undesirable state or can refer to a surprise attack or unwelcome visit.
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dismount
To unseat or throw off, as from a horse.
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retreat
To move back from a position of advancement or become smaller:
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go down
(Intransitive) To fall (down), fall to the floor.
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Words Related to Climb

climb-over
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hill
An incline, especially of a road; a slope.
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scramble
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increase
(Astronomy) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
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traverse
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walk-up
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grade
A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
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icefall
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jump
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abseil
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slide-down
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walk
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  • Then you get back up and continue the climb.

  • To climb means to go up.

  • I shall climb very high mountains in Norway and see much ice and snow.

  • They climb all over the counters.

  • When she arrived, the mustang was parked so close to the apartment that she had to walk around it to climb the stairs.

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