Climbing

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/

Synonyms for "climbing" (162 found)

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Closest matches (33)

acclinate acclivitous advance ambition ambitiousness anabasis anabaticangular motionascendant ascending ascension ascensional ascensive ascentaxial motionbackflowing backingbackward motionbingobrownian movement

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career careerism checkers chess clamber climb

Noun(7 words)

advance ascend ascending ascent bouldering breasting clambering

Strong matches (48)

Noun(9 words)

climbclimbing habitgain growing increase increasing mount mounting progress

course current descending descentdownward motiondrift driftage ebbing elevation escalade flight flow fluxforward motionfountain game gushgyring upin the ascendantincrease

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jet jump leap leaping levitationlofty ambitionmagnanimity mount mountingoblique motionongoing onrush passage plunging power-hunger progressradial motionrampantrandom motion

Related words (81)

rearing reflowing refluence reflux regression retrogression rise risingrocketing uprun rush saltation saltatory scandent scansorial setshooting upsideward motionsinking skyrocketing

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soaringsocial climbingspiraling sport spout spring springing spurt status-seeking sternway stream subsiding surge takeofftaking offtraject trajet trend uparching upclimb upcoming updraft upgang upgo upgoing upgrade upgrowth uphill uphillward upleap uplift upping uprisal uprise uprising uprush upshoot upslope upsloping upsurge upsurgence upsweep upswing upwardupward motionupwith vaultvaulting ambitionzooming

Noun(12 words)

rise risingrock climbingscale scaling shinnyingsport climbingupswing upwardvining growthwall climbingwall scaling

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More general

21 entries

activity advancement ascension ascent changechange positionexercise growthgrowth habitincrease move movementphysical activityplant morphologyprocess progress

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19 entries

advancement ascension bouldering creeperexponential growthgradual riseice climbinglead climbinglianaprice risepromotionrate of increaserising numbersrock climbingscalingsport climbing

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Collocations

11 entries

climbing equipmentclimbing gearclimbing holdclimbing plantsclimbing rateclimbing routeclimbing stairsclimbing trendclimbing wallice climbingrock climbing

Inflections

2 entries

climbed climbs

Derivations

5 entries

climb climbable climber outclimb reclimb

Sample sentences

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We think it is very dangerous that you're climbing the mountain alone.

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John would often go mountain climbing when he was a student.

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I saw some monkeys climbing the tree.

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A monkey is climbing up a tall tree.

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