climb synonyms

climb

n.

  1. The act of climbing

    climbing, clamber, mounting, ascent; see rise 1.

  2. An ascending place

    slope, incline, rise; see grade 1, hill.

climb

v.

  1. To ascend

    go up, soar, escalate, slope; see rise 1.

  2. To mount

    scale, work one's way up, ascend gradually, scramble up, clamber up, shin up, swarm up, start up, go up, ascend, go on board, labor up, struggle up, get on, climb on, progress upward, rise, rise hand over hand, creep up, twine up, crawl up, strive up, escalade, surmount, soar up, shinny up, scrabble up, shoot up.

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