Synonyms of climb

Noun


1. ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade, slope, incline, side

usage: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

2. climb, climbing, mounting, rise, rising, ascent, ascension

usage: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

3. climb, mount, rise, ascent, ascension, ascending

usage: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"

Verb


1. climb, climb up, mount, go up, rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise

usage: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

2. climb, move

usage: move with difficulty, by grasping

3. wax, mount, climb, rise, increase

usage: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

4. climb, slope, incline, pitch

usage: slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

5. climb, progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

usage: improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"

6. rise, go up, climb, grow

usage: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

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Definition and meaning of climb (Dictionary)