Synonyms of scrambling

scrambling

verb

present participle of scramble

1

as in climbing

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

• climbing
• clambering
• scrabbling
• swarming
• ascending
• scaling
• struggling
• surmounting
• shimmying
• shinning
• shinnying
• clawing
• mounting
• breasting
• sprawling
• summiting
• skinning
• free-climbing
• getting up

2

as in disrupting

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

scrambled the letters of the word

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupting
• shuffling
• confusing
• disturbing
• jumbling
• tumbling
• muddling
• upsetting
• hashing
• disarranging
• disorganizing
• mussing
• mixing (up)
• disordering
• dislocating
• tousling
• snarling
• deranging
• disarraying
• tangling
• disheveling
• discomposing
• rumpling
• disjointing
• messing (up)
• embroiling
• unsettling
• cluttering
• entangling
• perturbing
• stirring (up)
• agitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organizing
• arranging
• ranging
• ordering
• regulating
• disposing
• tidying
• lining
• marshaling
• queuing
• aligning
• adjusting
• straightening (up)
• classifying
• drawing up
• arraying
• fixing
• codifying
• lining up
• systematizing
• grooming
• making up
• methodizing
• systemizing
• sprucing (up)
• unscrambling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrambling

Emergency crews are still scrambling to contain ferocious blazes in Spain and France, where authorities have warned wildfires could burn for several months before they are fully extinguished. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

It was positioned as a continuation of a story Keeley Jones started pitching back in the Season 3 finale, giving the pivot narrative legitimacy rather than the whiff of a franchise scrambling for a new angle. — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Both men duck for cover while the camera records other bystanders scrambling over a fence to get away from the threat. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026

Daily newspapers keep scores of advance obituaries on file so reporters aren’t scrambling on deadline when an important person in the community dies. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026

At least one person was killed, and six others were injured after gunfire erupted at a massive party in rural California Saturday night, sending hundreds of attendees scrambling for safety, authorities said. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Gaudenzi spent most of his first year scrambling to endure a crisis that hemorrhaged funds from a sport that can’t function unless players can travel and compete, preferably in front of thousands of spectators. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Benton’s departure also leaves Democrats scrambling to replace their nominee in one of the state’s more competitive House districts. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

The move left Duke scrambling to find a new starting quarterback so late in the offseason cycle. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026