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scrambled

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Mixed, disordered, shuffled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a scrambled TV signal, requiring decryption

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Beaten and cooked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of scramble

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

thrown together in a disorderly fashion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a scrambled plan of action

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cornish: skramblys — beaten and cooked
  • Finnish: munakokkeli — beaten and cooked
  • Spanish: revuelto — beaten and cooked
  • Welsh: wedi'i sgramblo — beaten and cooked
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