Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scramble

2 senses of scramble

Sense 1
scramble, scuffle -- (an unceremonious and disorganized struggle)
       => struggle, battle -- (an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition")

Sense 2
scamper, scramble, scurry -- (rushing about hastily in an undignified way)
       => haste, hurry, rush, rushing -- (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book")

Antonyms of verb scramble

1 of 5 senses of scramble

Sense 5
scramble -- (make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it")
       Antonym of unscramble (Sense 1)
      => unscramble -- (make intelligible; "Can you unscramble the message?")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scramble

5 senses of scramble

Sense 1
scramble -- (to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")

Sense 2
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter -- (climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling)
       => climb -- (move with difficulty, by grasping)

Sense 3
scramble, jumble, throw together -- (bring into random order)
       => disorder, disarray -- (bring disorder to)

Sense 4
beat, scramble -- (stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream")
       => agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up -- (change the arrangement or position of)

Sense 5
scramble -- (make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

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