MOUNTED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

mounted

verb

past tense of mount

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount

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as in offered

to bring before the public in performance or exhibition the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera

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as in climbed

to move or extend upward the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view

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Recent Examples of mounted Aurelius Systems recently mounted its Archimedes autonomous laser weapon on an American Rheinmetall unmanned ground vehicle at AUSA 2026. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Problems soon mounted, Beskrestnov said, with communication outages on top of the speed restriction, most likely caused by the new limits. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Seattle mounted a fierce fourth-quarter comeback, pulling within 14-11 on a George Holani touchdown and a two-point conversion pass from Darnold to Rashid Shaheed. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Screenplay Films, which unveiled the trailer on Friday, is billing the feature as the largest zombie production Indonesia has ever mounted. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The American tech titan's SpaceX company overnight imposed a speed limit on Ukraine's Starlink terminals mounted on drones, Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to Zelenskyy, said on social media. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 OpenAI’s report on influence campaigns mounted using its technology also described a cluster of ChatGPT accounts in Russia that were banned after they were used to operate what appeared to be a fake think tank in Latin America. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Since the start of the war in Ukraine almost five years ago, Russia has mounted ever more aggressive attacks in Europe, far from the battlefield. — Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 France’s challenges mounted as concerns over its ballooning debt weighed on economic activity and reverberated across Europe. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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She's increased the amount of people in the league office which has helped the overall growth of the WNBA.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Containment on the Bryson fire, which has scorched 147 acres near Encinal Canyon Road since igniting on Thursday, increased to 52% Saturday morning.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan offered an example of how higher oil prices could make voyages through Hormuz commercially worthwhile despite the dangers.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
The shop says Molly is a fixture and offered her other options.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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The Union have climbed from last place in the Eastern Conference at the World Cup break to sixth under interim coach Ryan Richter, who took over after Bradley Carnell was let go.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The hikers climbed out of the gulch with help from authorities, according to authorities.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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His family, like many Lebanese Jews, left as anti-Jewish sentiment rose after the 1967 war between Israel and Arab countries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Then mines started to close and unemployment rose, and its owner, an elderly Italian named Netta Cavalli, was beaten in her shop and died soon after.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Having presented what seemed to be a solid alibi, Archer won and was awarded £500,000 in damages.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Over the past month, college football commissioners have been dissecting what the financial terms would look like once ESPN presented its final offer for the next iteration of the postseason tournament to crown a national champion.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of presented

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Thousands of people have ascended the mountain from the southeast ridge in Nepal, but only five had ever reached its summit from the North Face.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
In the span of just three days, SpaceX founder Elon Musk ascended to trillionaire status before crashing out of the club in a billion-dollar downturn.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascended

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Global manufacturers increased their purchases of components and raw materials in September as demand swelled.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
In extremely short order, the Belgian designer filled them and more, cresting the wave of growth that swelled across luxury between 2016 and 2023 (via the Covid slump).

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of swelled

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And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
To ensure the result stood up to scrutiny, the DS's charging port was sealed before departure, and Verstaen carried two GPS trackers during the ride.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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