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

Airlines scrambled Wednesday to dig out from the backlog triggered by technical problems experienced by the United Kingdom's air traffic control system that has forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Scientists have scrambled to investigate, hoping to prevent further deaths in a species that has been in decline for years—gray whales lost 35 percent of their population between 2020 and 2025. — Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

With nine seconds to play, Underwood dropped back to pass, scrambled and heaved a last-ditch pass that sailed out of bounds. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

States across the country scrambled to find new sources of the drugs. — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026

April Ameling and her business partner scrambled to hold down their vendor tents and protect their merchandise as punishing winds and heavy rain tore through downtown Independence and the SantaCaliGon Days Festival Sunday evening. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026

Emergency responders also scrambled to respond to major beach closures and significant flooding along the coast. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Hundreds of people were getting killed every year at street-level crossings, and to quell the public outcry, the railroads scrambled to elevate freight tracks citywide at their own expense. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

On Evans final drive, after being sacked on first down, Jackson scrambled for a 19-yard gainer and Evans had some life. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026