/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of climbing Find synonyms for: Noun1. climb, climbing, mounting, rise, rising, ascent, ascensionusage: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)Verb1. climb, climb up, mount, go up, rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, upriseusage: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"2. climb, moveusage: move with difficulty, by grasping3. wax, mount, climb, rise, increaseusage: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"4. climb, slope, incline, pitchusage: 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 upusage: improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"6. rise, go up, climb, growusage: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: devout Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language