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Scramble

noun/skɹˈæmbəl/
Definition
an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
rushing about hastily in an undignified way
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skɹˈæmbəl/
🇬🇧British English
/skɹˈambəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skɹˈambəl/
1 syllable Say it as /skɹˈæmbəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounan unceremonious and disorganized struggle
nounrushing about hastily in an undignified way
verbto move hurriedly
“The friend scrambled after them”
verbclimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
verbbring into random order
verbstir vigorously
“beat the egg whites”
verbmake unintelligible
“scramble the message so that nobody can understand it”
Word Forms
scrambleverbbring into random order
scuffleverbfight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
scamperverbto move about or proceed hurriedly
scurryverbto move about or proceed hurriedly
scramblenounrushing about hastily in an undignified way
scramblernouna rapid mover; someone who scrambles
clambernounan awkward climb
strugglenounstrenuous effort
jumblenouna theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
beaternounan implement for beating
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Gerangel
ein kurzer und unorganisierter Kampf
🇫🇷French
brouiller
une lutte sans cérémonie et désorganisée
🇪🇸Spanish
lucha
una lucha sin ceremonias y desorganizada
🇮🇹Italian
strapazzare
una lotta senza cerimonie e disorganizzata
🇳🇱Dutch
klauteren
een gewetenloze en ongeorganiseerde strijd
🇵🇹Portuguese
embaralhar
uma luta sem cerimônia e desorganizada
🇷🇺Russian
карабкаться
бесцеремонная и неорганизованная борьба
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संघर्ष
एक अनौपचारिक और अव्यवस्थित संघर्ष
🇧🇩Bengali
আঁচড়
একটি অবাস্তব এবং অসংগঠিত সংগ্রাম
🇮🇳Tamil
போராட்டம்
ஒரு முறையற்ற மற்றும் ஒழுங்கற்ற போராட்டம்
🇮🇳Telugu
పెనుగులాట
ఒక అనాలోచిత మరియు అసంఘటిత పోరాటం
🇮🇳Marathi
भांडणे
एक अव्यवस्थित आणि अव्यवस्थित संघर्ष
🇮🇳Gujarati
રખડવું
એક અવ્યવસ્થિત અને અવ્યવસ્થિત સંઘર્ષ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹರಸಾಹಸ
ಅನೈತಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಅಸಂಘಟಿತ ಹೋರಾಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്ക്രാംബിൾ
ആചാരരഹിതവും അസംഘടിതവുമായ സമരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰਗੜ
ਇੱਕ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਸੰਗਠਿਤ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼
🇵🇰Urdu
جھگڑا
ایک غیر منظم اور غیر منظم جدوجہد
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
争夺
一场无礼和无组织的斗争
🇯🇵Japanese
スクランブル
不謹慎かつ無秩序な闘争
🇰🇷Korean
스크램블
무의식적이고 무질서한 투쟁
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tranh giành
một cuộc đấu tranh không có tổ chức và không có tổ chức
🇹🇭Thai
ช่วงชิง
การต่อสู้ที่ไม่เป็นไปตามพิธีการและไม่เป็นระเบียบ
🇮🇩Indonesian
berebut
perjuangan yang tidak resmi dan tidak terorganisir
🇵🇭Filipino
pag-aagawan
isang unceremonious at disorganisadong pakikibaka
🇲🇾Malay
berebut-rebut
perjuangan yang tidak teratur dan tidak teratur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يتبارى
صراع غير رسمي وغير منظم
🇮🇷Persian
تقلا
مبارزه ای بی تشریفات و سازماندهی نشده
🇹🇷Turkish
kapışmak
belirsiz ve örgütsüz bir mücadele
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִטרוֹף
מאבק לא טקסי ולא מאורגן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'scramble'?
The primary meaning of 'scramble' is 'an unceremonious and disorganized struggle'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scramble' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'scramble' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'scramble' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'scramble' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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