Synonyms of scrambled

scrambled

verb

past tense of scramble

1

as in climbed

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling

the toddler scrambled up the stairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climbed
• clambered
• scrabbled
• swarmed
• scaled
• ascended
• shimmied
• struggled
• shinned
• shinnied
• surmounted
• sprawled
• mounted
• clawed
• skinned
• breasted
• got up
• free-climbed
• summited

2

as in disrupted

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

scrambled the letters of the word

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupted
• shuffled
• confused
• disturbed
• jumbled
• muddled
• upset
• disarranged
• tumbled
• disorganized
• disordered
• tousled
• dislocated
• dishevelled
• hashed
• mussed
• disheveled
• snarled
• disjointed
• deranged
• disarrayed
• mixed (up)
• tangled
• rumpled
• discomposed
• embroiled
• messed (up)
• perturbed
• entangled
• unsettled
• cluttered
• stirred (up)
• agitated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordered
• arranged
• organized
• disposed
• ranged
• regulated
• arrayed
• marshalled
• aligned
• lined
• drew up
• marshaled
• classified
• straightened (up)
• adjusted
• queued
• lined up
• fixed
• alined
• tidied
• codified
• systematized
• made up
• groomed
• methodized
• systemized
• unscrambled
• spruced (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrambled

The race scrambled political allegiances, with some voters splitting their tickets. —Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025

Ukraine has scrambled to respond by using drones of its own, with lethal effect. —Brian Mann, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025

As universities have scrambled to comply with new restrictions, there has been a greater push for socioeconomic diversity amongst applicants and accepted students at top schools. —Christopher Rim, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025

Four years later, though, the network scrambled its lineup, and Brown’s show was replaced by Anderson Cooper, who drew widespread attention and praise for his coverage of Hurricane Katrina. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024

Consumers get fed up with higher prices and companies from McDonald's and Starbucks, to car dealers and huge retail chains scrambled to adjust. —Hope King, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024

Due to some problems with leaky thrusters on the Apollo spacecraft that carried the second crew to Skylab in 1973, NASA scrambled to put together a 'rescue' mission as a contingency. —Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2024

On fourth-and-1 from the Cincinnati 25-yard line with 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Nix scrambled and threw a ball to Mims that the second-year receiver hauled in through contact from two defenders for a game-tying touchdown. —The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024

Your data is also encrypted, meaning it’s scrambled into an unreadable format to prevent unauthorized access. —Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024