scrambled
18
3.0
- adjective
- /ˈskræmbəld/
- The papers on the desk were scrambled, making it hard to find the important document.
Examples
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After the party, the kids left their toys in a scrambled mess all over the living room.
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You'd think that we would want to watch TV or something, but our brains are so scrambled that you kind of just want to sit and stare and talk.
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So he said, yo, I want some scrambled eggs.
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It's always fun to see you and I hope we get to share scrambled eggs sometime soon.
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Then I had five scrambled eggs with some salt and pepper.
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You know how when you cook scrambled eggs you get that sort of greasy face feeling?
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And I'm now about to eat my scrambled egg on toast that Zoe's made me for breakfast.
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So I had bacon, sausage and scrambled egg for breakfast and the sausages were Turkey.
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Alfie has gone for scrambled egg whites on bagels.
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It looks like I've got scrambled eggs in my passion fruit.
Synonyms
116
4.7
Not organized and full of confusion
37
1.0
Messy and not in order, with things mixed up
32
3.3
Twisted together in a messy mass that is hard to separate
19
3.6
Not in order and difficult to understand or use
18
3.8
Mixed together in a confused and untidy way
12
4.5
Not arranged in a clear or tidy way
5
1.6
Something that is untidy and not in order
1
4.5
A place or thing that is untidy and not in order
1
9.9
In a messy, mixed-up way with things in no order
1
5.7
Tangled into messy knots that are hard to separate
1
5.8
Not neat or in order
1
7.6
Messy and jumbled so people cannot understand it
Antonyms
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Etymology
The word scrambled comes from the verb scramble, which suggests mixing things together. A helpful image is 'scrambled eggs'—beaten until everything is mixed, so scrambled means 'mixed up' or in a confused order.