SCRAMBLED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

scrambled

verb

past tense of scramble

as in climbed

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling the toddler scrambled up the stairs

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as in disrupted

to undo the proper order or arrangement of scrambled the letters of the word

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Recent Examples of scrambled Stanback scrambled to convert a fourth down with 18 seconds remaining, then completed a 19-yard pass to the USC 15. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 The star quarterback scrambled from the pocket and sprinted toward the end zone. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026 Daniels completed both of his passes for 27 yards combined on the drive and scrambled 9 yards before Tucker's score. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Carr, battling through the rain, scrambled outside the pocket and scored from 3 yards out on fourth-and-goal. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 An official confirmed that Israel had scrambled warplanes, fearing a hijacking. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026 So for three weeks, everybody scrambled to try to get enough money—and believe me, this was a small budget. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026 Lawmakers have scrambled to respond, but earlier attempts repeatedly fell short. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 Other climbers scrambled up the far side of the gorge and secured the line. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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Active users also climbed 96% month over month and 260% year over year in September while app downloads jumped by more than 187%.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The system improved substantially, as its pass rate climbed from 52% to 77%, and staff reported working about 70% faster.

— Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine disrupted steel supplies, upended supply chains, and sent costs soaring.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Drought has disrupted berry crops and other natural food sources that bears depend on, sending them closer to humans and into garage cans, bird feeders and chicken coops.

— N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupted

Verb

Readers will know, of course, that Joao Palhinha bundled in a late winner at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Spurs reduced the gap to two and then clambered over West Ham in the final weeks of the season.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
People have clambered into helicopters from roof terraces and been winched up from the mud left behind by the floodwater, videos posted by the Nepali Army show.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of clambered

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In the midst of the rush to finish my syllabi and opening week assignments, as my husband shuffled the kids into their sneakers and Crocs and the car for one last back-to-school outing, everything stopped.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
There was the sound of the occasional slipper scraping across the carpet as players and coaches shuffled from the showers.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffled

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Prime Big Deal Days is Amazon's multiday sales event that takes place in the fall, not to be confused with Prime Day, Amazon's summer shopping event.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
At last week's race in Azerbaijan, Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas crashed on the last lap and reportedly blamed it on the software becoming confused and affecting his braking.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of confused

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People, wildlife and domestic animals get valley fever when the soil in these burrows is disturbed, by a dog digging, a kick of the boot, a shovel, construction equipment, wind or wildfire.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Clean Regularly Spiders don’t like to be disturbed, so an unused area of your porch is likely to be attractive real estate.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

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