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Synonyms for scramble

22 synonyms
8 antonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

clamber struggle sputter shin throw together jumble

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Clamber

clamber, struggle, sputter, shin, shinny, skin

2. Throw together

throw together, jumble

Other

climb, scrabble, beat, contend, contest, garble, strive

Noun

1. Scurry

scurry, scamper, haste

Other

rush, mix-up, hash, scuffle

Antonyms

unscramble, organize, arrange

All antonyms of scramble →

Definitions

v. 1
To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
v. 2
To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
n. 1
A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
a last-minute scramble to the finish line

Related words

Word family: scrambler scrambling
Phrases: scramble band scramble crossing pedestrian scramble

Forms

Plural: scrambles → scurries, scampers, hastes, rushes…
Past participle: scrambled
e.g. scrambled → clambered, struggled, sputtered, shinned…

Example sentences

shin OK. I'll go to Shin-Osaka station's shinkansen exit.
clamber She watched the tiny puppy clamber up the big stairs.
sputter They can't help but sputter excuses for their sorry behavior.
climb It's dangerous to climb a mountain in bad weather.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
scramble		rising
shin		rising
clamber		rising
sputter		rising
shinny		rising
climb		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: beat¹, skin¹, rush¹, shin¹, hash¹
5 letters: climb¹, haste¹
6 letters: strive¹, jumble², scurry², shinny, garble²
7 letters: contest², contend², scuffle², scamper², clamber², sputter²
8 letters: struggle², scrabble²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jumble² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: brouiller
Italiano: confondere
Español: revolver