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

With the presidential elections approaching next April, political parties are scrambling to position themselves in relation to a protest movement that has shown no sign of abating. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Clint Mueller, deputy director of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, said local governments now are scrambling to determine what other fees might be affected. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Schools closed before Isaias swept through the region last Friday and have been scrambling to make needed repairs to facilities while awaiting power restoration. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

There’s a too-much-ness to Street Fighter that extends beyond its tone to an overstuffed and awkwardly unfurled plot that sends characters scrambling in all directions to no particular end. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

In the background, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is on-going, and the military is scrambling for recruits. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Companies are scrambling to find specialized AI engineers who can put the technology to work inside businesses. — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Success can send candidates scrambling up the ladder of opportunity, but failure can consign them to never climbing it at all. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

The incident sent a crowd of more than 1,000 spectators scrambling for safety. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026