UNSCRAMBLE Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

unscramble

verb

Definition of unscramble

as in to descramble

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as in to organize

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Recent Examples of unscramble But uncertainty over what happens in the weeks ahead, as well as the complexity of unscrambling the blockage created by the closure of the strait, will continue to affect gasoline prices. — Daniel Yergin, Time, 20 June 2026 Thus, the most straightforward attempt to unscramble the omelet faltered. — Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025 Cryptographic keys scramble data so that only someone with the correct key can unscramble it. — Yashas Hariprasad, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025 Everyone had to balance a vase on a wheelbarrow over some obstacles and then use a bunch of blocks to unscramble a word and make an arch puzzle. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for unscramble

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Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of decipher

Verb

Eire serves on the advisory board for the Disclosure Foundation, a nonprofit that organized the event and is dedicated to transparency around unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and aliens.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
On February 9, 1934, the French Communist Party organized a march to the Place de la République as a counter-protest to fascist riots, an action that helped lay the groundwork for the alliance of left-wing parties known as the Popular Front.

— Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

Using a beam of invisible light, researchers have decoded the magnetic whirlpools that form within superconductors.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
One solution exploits a mismatch between the way PHP measures compressed files and decoded files.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of decode

Verb

Mountbatten-Windsor was also ordered to move out of the Royal Lodge, his longtime home in parkland near Windsor Castle.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Israel ordered residents to evacuate the gunmen's neighborhood and closed roads into and out of Hebron.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of order

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These counter-drone flyaway kits that are rapidly deployable help to spot, classify, and track UAVs.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Malm was traveling to speak at a conference alongside a co-founder of Palestine Action, a direct action group that the UK classified as a terrorist organization last year.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of classify

Verb

Over time such strain can crack foundations, break sewer lines, damage subway systems and worsen flooding.

— Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
The untraditional layout stuck first gear off to the side, making the 2-3 shift most likely to be often reached for under hard use easier to crack off.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of crack

Verb

The service is seeking industry proposals for software that could help arrange the complex systems packed inside its next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
His eight-song set, which I was blessed to experience firsthand, was sparsely arranged—the accompaniment amounted to a set of brass bells, a bass guitar, and Cox’s trusty SP-404—yet transfixing all the same.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

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