scrambling

The word “scrambling” has 2 syllables: scram-bling

It's pronounced as /ˈskræm.blɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for scrambling?

In the thesaurus, “scrambling” has 49 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scrambling along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scrambling

agitating
ascending
breasting
clambering
clawing
climbing
cluttering
confusing
deranging
disarranging
disarraying
discomposing
disheveling
dishevelling
disjointing
dislocating
disordering
disorganizing
disrupting
disturbing
embroiling
entangling
free-climbing
getting up
hashing
jumbling
mounting
muddling
mussing
perturbing
rumpling
scaling
scrabbling
shimmying
shinning
shinnying
shuffling
skinning
snarling
sprawling
struggling
summiting
surmounting
swarming
tangling
tousling
tumbling
unsettling
upsetting

Antonyms for scrambling

adjusting
aligning
alining
arranging
arraying
classifying
codifying
disposing
drawing up
fixing
grooming
lining
lining up
making up
marshaling
marshalling
methodizing
ordering
organizing
queueing
queuing
ranging
regulating
systematizing
systemizing
tidying
unscrambling

Meanings of scrambling

verb
1. To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
2. To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
3. (of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
4. To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
5. To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
6. To be quickly deployed in this manner.
7. To partake in motocross.
8. To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
9. To gather or collect by scrambling.
10. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
11. To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.
noun
1. An act of scrambling.
adjective
1. Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
2. Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants.

Example Sentences

The hikers were scrambling up the rocky slope before sunset.
She was scrambling to find her keys before the meeting started.
He’s been scrambling the eggs while the toast is cooking.
The team is scrambling to fix the technical issue during the live stream.
We saw goats scrambling along the edge of the cliff.

On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scrambling, such as: adjusting, agitating, aligning, alining, arranging, arraying, ascending.

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