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

Scientists scrambled to Fauci’s defense ahead of the unusual hearing — the second time the longtime National Institutes of Health scientist has been back before Congress to discuss pandemic origins since leaving the government in 2022. — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Spectators and another speaker, Henry Reese, scrambled to aid Rushdie. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

As donations flooded in, Bollard and Patel scrambled to find other large donors willing to extend the match. — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Chaos erupted after people heard gunshots, and attendees scrambled to flee the area to safety. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 July 2026

The plane — heading from Orlando to a golf tournament in Texas— failed to make radio contact or respond to the fighter jets scrambled to intercept it along its wayward course. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 26 July 2026

The stopover in Miami on June 28 took slightly longer than expected because the team scrambled to find a private jet owner willing to take them to Venezuela. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

The development comes as Sacramento City Unified has scrambled in months to address an unprecedented deficit projected to reach nearly $284 million in 2026-27 and nearly $510 million by 2028-29. — Chaewon Chung july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Czech nonprofits initially scrambled to provide these refugees with housing, education and other essential support. — Tara Kolar Bryan, The Conversation, 22 July 2026