scrambled

All mixed together

Scrambled describes something mixed up or disordered.

Scrambled eggs are beaten and stirred while cooking until the yolks and whites form soft, irregular curds.

A scrambled message has been encoded or garbled beyond recognition: The signal was scrambled to prevent interception.

Scrambled brains suggest confusion or disorientation.

Fighter jets scramble when they take off urgently in response to a threat.

confused

bewildered

Thoroughly puzzled and confused

puzzled · muddled · flustered · dazed · befuddled · jumbled · addled · foggy · discombobulated · mixed-up

eggs

omelette

Folded cooked eggs

skillet · spatula · butter · cheese · chives · pepper · salt · seasoning · brunch · protein

encrypted

cipher

Hidden writing system

decryption · anagram · encoded · obfuscated · garbled · rearranged · shuffled · mixed · transposed · permuted

climb

ascent

Upward movement

ridge · talus · scree · hands-on · exposed · route · peak · traverse · gully · ledge

Categories
Opposites
order/arrangement

scrambledorganized

Systematically arranged

ordered · unscrambled · arranged · sorted · orderly

egg preparation style

scrambledsunny-side up

Fried without turning over

poached · over easy · fried · soft-boiled · hard-boiled

signal/code intelligibility

scrambledunscrambled

Rearranged into sense

decoded · decrypted · clear · unencrypted · intelligible

Phrases
Family

scramble, scrambling, unscramble, scrambles, scrambled eggs, scramblers, scrambler, unscrambled, unscrambles

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G