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
• tumbled
• disarranged
• disorganized
• disordered
• tousled
• dislocated
• 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
• aligned
• lined
• drew up
• marshaled
• classified
• straightened (up)
• adjusted
• lined up
• fixed
• tidied
• codified
• queued
• systematized
• made up
• groomed
• methodized
• systemized
• unscrambled
• spruced (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrambled

And an incomplete pass was best-case scenario after Patrick Mahomes scrambled just to collect the ball and alertly fire it out of bounds. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Ukrainian officials scrambled to make sense of the warnings, quickly flagging that the system had probably been compromised. — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

During the second quarter of the Bears’ 30-24 win over the New England Patriots in Week 7, Pats quarterback Drake Maye scrambled to the right on second-and-3. — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

When a woman answered halfway through the evening, Dues scrambled for her script. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

As the little boy’s condition worsened, the hospital’s staff scrambled to identify a facility that could take him. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026

Willis converted two fourth downs on rushing attempts, then scrambled and embraced violent contact on a two-yard TD on third down in the waning seconds of the first half, punctuating a 15-play, 91-yard drive and putting Miami up 21-7 at the half. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Federal agencies and the plastics and petrochemical industries scrambled to respond. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Brazilian markets plunged Monday after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva clinched a reelection victory, as investors scrambled to reconfigure their bets on right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026