Climb

//klaɪm//

Synonyms for "climb" (177 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (36)

ascent go up rise scale abandon abruptness acclivity advance anabasis arise ascend ascension back back up bank budge cant careen chandelle change

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change place circle clamber clamber up climb down climb over climb up climbing crawl creep

Noun(4 words)

acclivity ascent climbing climbout

Verb(2 words)

ascend climb up

Strong matches (53)

decline descend descent dip drop ebb edge elevation escalade escalate fall fall away fall off flow fountain gain altitude get get over give up go

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go around go down go downhill go round go sideways go uphill grade grow gush gyrate gyring up hoick inch incline increase jet jump keel lean leap levitation list mount mounting move move over pitch plunge precipitousness

Verb(2 words)

go up mount

Noun(2 words)

mount mounting

Related words (88)

Related word relations

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15 relation types

More general

28 entries

advance arise ascending ascension ascent come along come on come up get along get on go up grow incline increase lift

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Antonyms

12 entries

descend descend mountain down fall falling go go down ladder ladder related mountain related slide

Synonyms

5 entries

ascent go up rise scale wax

derived

50 entries

anti-climb ants climbing a tree bullet climb climb down climb down someone's throat climb into climb on the bandwagon climb rate climb the ladder climb the walls climb up climb-down climb-out climbability climbable climbdown

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derived from

1 entries

climber

etymologically related_to

3 entries

clamber clay glue

has context

1 entries

botany

has first_subevent

2 entries

get good hand hold stepping

has last_subevent

4 entries

climb down get to top reach top stepping

has prerequisite

27 entries

bring ladder buy climbing equipment buy rope careful careful not to fall find challenging mountain find mountain find to climb find tree find wall or incline gather climbing gear get equipment get good boots get ladder get out of chair get rope

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has subevent

17 entries

become more alert than normal breathe hard broken branch establish good foothold fall falling get higher get higher up getting to top grab look down may fall might get to top out of breath see far distances stretching hamstrings

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is a

1 entries

rise

manner of

4 entries

move progress rise slope

motivated by_goal

16 entries

bear was chasing exercise get higher get on top of get over fence get to top get up high good exercise higher hiking up hill need to get higher reach top see top of hill see view there isn't walking path there was bear chasing

related to

215 entries

action activity activity scaling adventure ascend ascend hill ascend mountain ascend something ascend tree ascend up ascending ascending hills ascending mountain ascending trees ascension ascent

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Translations

344 translations across 97 languages.

Aklanon

1 entries

saka' verb (to ascend, to go up)

Albanian

4 entries

hip verb (to ascend, to go up)
hip verb (to scale)
kacavjerr verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
m'u nit (gheg) verb (to ascend, to go up)

Arabic

3 entries

شَعْبَطَة noun (an act of climbing)
تَسَلَّقَ verb (to ascend, to go up)
تَسَلَّقَ verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Armenian

4 entries

բարձրանալ verb (to ascend, to go up)
բարձրանալ verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
ելնել verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
մագլցել verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Assamese

1 entries

বগা verb (to ascend, to go up)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

4 entries

ܐܵܣܹܩ verb (to ascend, to go up)
ܟ̰ܵܪܹܚ verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
ܣܲܩܠܸܩ verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
ܪܵܝܹܡ verb (to ascend, to go up)

Balinese

2 entries

menék verb (to ascend, to go up)
munggah verb (to ascend, to go up)

Bangi

1 entries

bata verb (to ascend, to go up)

Bashkir

3 entries

менеү verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
менеү verb (to scale)
менеү verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Belarusian

4 entries

ла́зіць verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
ле́зці verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
пала́зіць verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
пале́зці verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Bikol Central

2 entries

sakat verb (to ascend, to go up)
tukad verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Breton

1 entries

pignat verb (to ascend, to go up)

Bulgarian

3 entries

изкачвам се verb (to ascend, to go up)
катеря се verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
качвам се verb (to ascend, to go up)

Catalan

4 entries

ascensió noun (an act of climbing)
pujada noun (an act of climbing)
escalar verb (to ascend, to go up)
escalar verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Cebuano

1 entries

saka verb (to ascend, to go up)

Central Sierra Miwok

2 entries

čy·m verb (to ascend, to go up)
čy·m verb (to scale)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎦᎴᎦ verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

攀登 verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
爬 verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
登 verb (to ascend, to go up)
登 verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Czech

3 entries

lozit verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
lézt verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
růst verb (to ascend, to go up)

Dutch

2 entries

beklimmen verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
klimmen verb (to ascend, to go up)

Egyptian

1 entries

i-A-HqA-q:D54 verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Esperanto

2 entries

grimpi verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
supreniri verb (to ascend, to go up)

Estonian

3 entries

ronima verb (to ascend, to go up)
ronima verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
tõusma verb (to ascend, to go up)

Finnish

4 entries

kapuaminen noun (an act of climbing)
kiipeily noun (an act of climbing)
kiipeäminen noun (an act of climbing)
harrastaa kiipeilyä verb (to practice the sport of climbing)

French

4 entries

montée noun (an act of climbing)
escalader verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
escalader verb (to practice the sport of climbing)
gravir verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Galician

4 entries

aganchar verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
agatuñar verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
gabear verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
gabear verb (of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something)

Georgian

2 entries

აცოცება verb (to ascend, to go up)
აძრომა verb (to ascend, to go up)

German

4 entries

aufsteigen verb (to scale)
klettern verb (to ascend, to go up)
klettern verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
klettern verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Gothic

2 entries

𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 verb (to ascend, to go up)
𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Greek

4 entries

ανεβαίνω verb (to ascend, to go up)
ανεβαίνω verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
ανεβαίνω verb (to scale)
σκαρφαλώνω verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Gujarati

2 entries

ચઢવું verb (to ascend, to go up)
ચઢવું verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Hebrew

3 entries

האמיר verb (to ascend, to go up)
טיפס verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
עלה verb (to ascend, to go up)

Higaonon

1 entries

paminahik verb (to ascend, to go up)

Hindi

2 entries

चढ़ना verb (to ascend, to go up)
चढ़ना verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Hungarian

2 entries

felmegy verb (to ascend, to go up)
felmászik verb (to ascend, to go up)

Icelandic

2 entries

klifra verb (to ascend, to go up)
klífa verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Ido

1 entries

klimar verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Indonesian

3 entries

memanjat verb (to ascend, to go up)
memanjat verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
mendaki verb (to ascend, to go up)

Irish

4 entries

ardaigh verb (to ascend, to go up)
dreap verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
dreap verb (to scale)
dreap verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Italian

4 entries

arrampicata noun (an act of climbing)
ascesa noun (an act of climbing)
scalata noun (an act of climbing)
arrampicare verb (to ascend, to go up)

Japanese

3 entries

攀じ登る verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
登る verb (to ascend, to go up)
登る verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Javanese

2 entries

mundhak verb (to ascend, to go up)
pènèk verb (to ascend, to go up)

Kashmiri

1 entries

کھَسُن verb (to ascend, to go up)

Kongo

1 entries

manta verb (to ascend, to go up)

Korean

3 entries

기어 올라가다 verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
오르다 verb (to ascend, to go up)
오르다 verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Kumyk

1 entries

гётерилмек verb (to ascend, to go up)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

көтөрүлүү verb (to ascend, to go up)

Latin

4 entries

ascendō verb (to ascend, to go up)
ascendō verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
scandō verb (to ascend, to go up)
scandō verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Lingala

1 entries

mata verb (to ascend, to go up)

Lower Sorbian

4 entries

lězć verb (to ascend, to go up)
lězć verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
łazyś verb (to ascend, to go up)
łazyś verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Macedonian

4 entries

искачување noun (an act of climbing)
иска́чува verb (to ascend, to go up)
иска́чува verb (to scale)
иска́чува verb (to practice the sport of climbing)

Magahi

1 entries

𑂒𑂯𑂚𑂪 verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Malay

3 entries

memanjat verb (to ascend, to go up)
mendaki verb (to ascend, to go up)
naik verb (to ascend, to go up)

Mansaka

1 entries

saka verb (to ascend, to go up)

Maranao

1 entries

panik verb (to ascend, to go up)

Marathi

2 entries

चढणे verb (to ascend, to go up)
चढणे verb (to scale)

Mongolian

4 entries

авирах verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
асах verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
гарах verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
өгсөх verb (to ascend, to go up)

Nepali

1 entries

चढ्नु verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Norman

2 entries

grîmper verb (to ascend, to go up)
grîmper verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

klatre verb (to ascend, to go up)
klatre verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
klatre verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
klatre verb (to practice the sport of climbing)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

klatre verb (to ascend, to go up)
klatre verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
klatre verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
klatre verb (to practice the sport of climbing)

Occitan

2 entries

escalar verb (to ascend, to go up)
montar verb (to ascend, to go up)

Odia

1 entries

ଉଠିବା verb (to ascend, to go up)

Old English

3 entries

climban verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
stīgan verb (to ascend, to go up)
stīgan verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Old Javanese

2 entries

nek verb (to ascend, to go up)
uṇḍa verb (to ascend, to go up)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

آشمق verb (to ascend, to go up)
صارمق verb (of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something)

Persian

1 entries

بالا رفتن verb (to ascend, to go up)

Polish

4 entries

wchodzenie noun (an act of climbing)
wejście noun (an act of climbing)
wspinaczka noun (an act of climbing)
piąć verb (of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something)

Portuguese

4 entries

ascensão noun (an act of climbing)
escalada noun (an act of climbing)
subida noun (an act of climbing)
escalar verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Quechua

1 entries

siqay verb (to ascend, to go up)

Romagnol

1 entries

muntêr verb (to ascend, to go up)

Romanian

2 entries

sui verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
urca verb (to ascend, to go up)

Russian

4 entries

восхожде́ние noun (an act of climbing)
подъём noun (an act of climbing)
взбира́ться verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
взбира́ться verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Sanskrit

1 entries

रोहति verb (to ascend, to go up)

Scots

2 entries

clim verb (to ascend, to go up)
clim verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

dìrich verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
streap verb (to ascend, to go up)
streap verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

penjati verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
peti verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
popeti verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
porasti verb (to ascend, to go up)

Somali

1 entries

korid verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Southern Altai

1 entries

кӧдӱрӱлер verb (to ascend, to go up)

Spanish

4 entries

ascenso noun (an act of climbing)
subida noun (an act of climbing)
escalar verb (to ascend, to go up)
escalar verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries

kren verb (to ascend, to go up)

Swedish

4 entries

bestiga verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
klänga verb (of plants: to grow upwards by clinging to something)
klättra verb (to ascend, to go up)
klättra verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠛꠣꠅꠀ verb (to ascend, to go up)

Tagalog

2 entries

pag-akyat noun (an act of climbing)
akyat verb (to ascend, to go up)

Tamil

1 entries

ஏறு verb (to ascend, to go up)

Tashelhiyt

2 entries

ɣmmc verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
ṛbbc verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Tetum

1 entries

sa'e verb (to ascend, to go up)

Thai

4 entries

ขึ้น verb (to ascend, to go up)
ปีน verb (to ascend, to go up)
ปีน verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
ปีน verb (to move by using the hands and feet)

Turkish

4 entries

tırmanış noun (an act of climbing)
tırmanmak verb (to ascend, to go up)
tırmanmak verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
çıkmak verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Ukrainian

4 entries

здира́тися verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
зла́зити verb (to move by using the hands and feet)
ла́зити verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
лі́зти verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Upper Sorbian

2 entries

lězć verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
łazyć verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Urdu

2 entries

چڑھنا verb (to ascend, to go up)
چڑھنا verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Vietnamese

4 entries

leo verb (to ascend, to go up)
leo verb (to mount, to move upwards on)
lên verb (to ascend, to go up)
trèo verb (to ascend, to go up)

Waray-Waray

2 entries

sag-ka verb (to ascend, to go up)
saka verb (to ascend, to go up)

Welsh

2 entries

dringo verb (to ascend, to go up)
dringo verb (to mount, to move upwards on)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries

pamenahik verb (to ascend, to go up)

Yiddish

1 entries

שטײַגן verb (to ascend, to go up)

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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It is difficult for you to climb to the mountaintop.

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A bear can climb a tree.

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Monkeys climb trees.

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It is easy for a monkey to climb a tree.

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