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

The Johnson County school had opened district play in the UIL Class 3A ranks for the first time this year, and Mexia, Grandview, Groesbeck, Palmer, West and Whitney were left scrambling to find replacement games. — Tom Johanningmeier. Produced With Ai Assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

Further scrambling the frequencies are works by appropriation artists who remade Lichtenstein’s works into their own, including Sturtevant, Richard Pettibone, and Lawler. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026

The sudden expansion had defense attorneys, who were contacted only the day before, scrambling Monday. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled Monday after a communications failure disrupted air traffic control operations across parts of the East Coast, leaving travelers scrambling to adjust their plans. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Taylor Swift had the clock ticking – and Swifties were sent scrambling to figure out what was set to happen when the clock hit zero. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

But war debts, inflation and a temporary stop to profitable trade with the enormous British Empire left Americans scrambling to get by in the 1780s. — Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

He got hurt during Chicago’s 9-3 loss Sunday while scrambling deep in Minnesota Vikings territory midway through the fourth quarter. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Jenkins brought the crowd to its feet, scrambling for a 31-yard touchdown on a third-and-7, but a holding penalty negated it. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026