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

Fast forward to July’s heatwave and Senate Republicans are scrambling to schedule a floor vote. — Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 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

The continent is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe, meaning extreme summer heat is scrambling traditional vacations and driving travelers towards alternative plans. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Fleetwood has the tour’s best success rate in scrambling from the rough. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Sarah’s partner Elijah, Karissa and I continued up into the mountains, scrambling over loose rocks to get closer to a gully carved into the side of a mountain towering behind the pools. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Aware of this, government officials are scrambling to pay lip service to their love of the south. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Allen is making highlight-reel plays by the week with his ability to keep plays that should result in a sack alive, scrambling his way around the field, sometimes running sideline to sideline, just to pick up positive yardage. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026