climbed

VERB

crawl, move up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend clamber go up mount rise scale soar top

STRONG

escalade escalate

WEAK

ape up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease descend drop fall lower slump

WEAK

dismount go down retreat

Example Sentences

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Revenues from its North Face and Timberland brands climbed 12% and 8%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In civil cases, average damages awarded by juries in federal courts have climbed sharply since 2020, while those awarded by judges have fluctuated without a pattern, according to an analysis by legal-analytics company Lex Machina.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Oil prices climbed Friday after President Donald Trump left his two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping with no real progress on the Iran-war stalemate.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Separately, Salesforce shares climbed 3.4% to $179.48 on Monday.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

I had climbed down the cliff again and again.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff