scramble
/ˈskɹæmbl̩/noun, verb2 syllables
Scramble means: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.
Synonyms for scramble15
noun, as in rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper, scurry
noun, as in an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
scuffle
verb, as in bring into random order
jumble, throw together
verb, as in stir vigorously
Opposites of scramble
unscramble
What does scramble mean?7
verb
1
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
2
bring into random order
3
stir vigorously“beat the egg whites”
4
to move hurriedly“The friend scrambled after them”
5
make unintelligible“scramble the message so that nobody can understand it”
noun
1
rushing about hastily in an undignified way
2
an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with scramble?1
two syllables
Scramble in a sentence
- A failed omelet makes a pretty good scramble.espamatics
- I'm scrambling to finish my work before the deadline.ddnktr
- The scramble for Africa was the last wave of colonialism.shekitten
- At my age I have to take care of my body and avoid scrambling.felidad
- Flavio saw the intruder scrambling away.Amastan
- He started scrambling across the rocks.Ussis
- Tom and Mary spent the weekend scrambling up and down Kinder Scout in the Peak District.sundown
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Forms of scramble
as a noun
- plural
- scrambles
as a verb
- past tense
- scrambled
- present participle
- scrambling
- third-person singular
- scrambles
- past participle
- scrambled