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

Faria was down a break and scrambling to survive, having snatched the opening set by getting past Alcaraz’s defenses. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Each new home takes space once inhabited by bears, leaving the predators scrambling to adjust. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026

But in late July, the Wittes told families Nova Roots was closing, leaving them scrambling to enroll their children elsewhere. — Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026

Mission-critical sectors like financials, pharmaceuticals, energy and healthcare are scrambling to reinforce cyber defenses before attackers deploy the latest AI tools. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

His debut featured promising moments, like scrambling away from traffic in the second quarter and throwing a 22-yard dart to Jordan Allen on the move. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Now, state officials are scrambling to get the word out, stressing how deadly the virus can be without immediate treatment. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026

The rest of the family is now scrambling to find information from various sources. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Next happiest to see someone of Murray’s throwing and scrambling ability would be a defense tired of getting short breaks from an offense ranked last in third-down conversions. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026