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

Crews are scrambling to gain ground before temperatures climb back into the 90s later this week –– with dry heat potentially fueling even more dangerous conditions. — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

In the early hours of the morning in Australia, theories about potential long-term knee injuries began to gain traction online, with fans scrambling to find the truth about his absence. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Other states are scrambling to get a piece of the AI boom with massive promises. — Mark Dee august 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

Police are searching for the gunman who opened fire inside a Walmart in Delaware County on Friday night, wounding an employee and sending shoppers scrambling for safety. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Spain was scrambling Friday to contain a sudden border crisis after tens of thousands of people rushed into its North African territory, with dozens killed and political shock waves spreading across Europe. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Before the war, roughly a fifth of the world’s LNG passed through the strait, and the disruption has left Asian buyers scrambling. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 31 July 2026

Launching earlier means heading into Q4 with momentum rather than scrambling to build it in real time. — Usman Ilyas, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Plan the date ahead of time instead of scrambling at the last minute and pick something that feels different from your usual routine to keep the experience feeling fresh, according to Psychology Today. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026