The scramble for Africa was the last wave of colonialism.
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Scramble
/ˈskɹæmbl̩/
Synonyms for "scramble" (449 found)
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Closest matches (90)
actionadmixadoaerial combataesopian languageaffrayagitationair coverair raidair supportall foursall sortsalloyamalgamateargotarmored combatarsy-varsinessascendassemblageassortment
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babblebabelball upbattlebattle royalbemingleblendbollix upboltbombingbotherbotherationboxbrawlbroad spectrumbroilbrouhahabrushbullfightbundleburstbustlecantcareerchasecipherclamberclashclash of armsclimbclosecluttercoalescecockfightcodecollidecombatcombinecome to blowscomminglecommixcommotioncompetitioncomplicatecomposecompoundconcoctconflictconfoundconfuseconglomerateconglomerationcontendcontentioncontestcovercrawlcrawlingcreepcreepingcrowdcryptogram
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (135)
cut and thrustdartdashdash offdash ondisorderdisturbancedogfightdonnybrookdonnybrook fairdouble dutchdouble timedouble-timedrivedrive ondry rundueldustupembroilmentemulsify
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exchange blowsexchange of blowsfarragofeery-faryfencefermentfestinatefeudfidgetinessfightfight a duelfire fightfitflapflingflurryflusterflutterflutterinessfoofarawforge aheadfoul upfracasfrayfree-for-allfumblefusefussfussinessgallimaufrygarbleget goingget movinggibberishgift of tonguesgive and takegive satisfactionglossolaliago aheadgo all outgo on tiptoegobbledygookgrapplegrapple withgreekground combatgrovelgumshoegumshoeinghand-to-hand combathand-to-hand fighthashhasslehastehastenhelter skelterhelter-skelterhiehiggledy-piggledyhodgepodgehomogenizehotchpothotchpotchhouse-to-house combathubbubhugger muggerhullabaloohumphump ithurryhurry onhurry scurryhurry throughhurry uphurry-scurryhurtlehustlehysteron proteronimmingleimmixinchinch alongintegrateinterblendinterlaceinterlardintermingleintermixintertwineinterweavejargonjostlejoustjumblejunglekneadleaplitterlose no time
Noun(12 words)
Verb(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (224)
maelstrommagpiemake hastemake things hummake unintelligiblemashmedleymelangemeleemergemessmilk runminglemingle-manglemiscellanymishmashmissionmixmix it upmix up
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mixed bagmove quicklymuck upmuddlemystifynaval combatnightwalknightwalkingnoiseobfuscateobscureodds and endsolioolla podridaomnium-gatherumpadpaddingpandemoniumpassage of armspasticciopastichepatchworkpell mellpell-mellpipitched battleplay hob withplungepostpotherpotpourripress onprowlprowlingpushpush onpussyfootpussyfootingquarrelraceracketramblerampagerasslereconnaissancereconnaissance missionrestlessnessriffleriotrough-and-tumbleroughhouserowruckusructionrumblerummagerumpusrunrun a tiltrunning fightrushrush throughsaladsalmagundisaucescamperscootscourscrabblescramble upscrew upscrimmagescudscufflescurryscuttlesecret languageshadowshindyshootshoot aheadshoving matchshuffleshuttle raidsidlesidlingskedaddleskirmishslangslinkslinkingsnafusnakesnakingsnarlsnarl upsneaksneakingsortiesparspasmspeedspranglesprawlspread eaglespread-eaglespurtstand-up fightstealsteal alongstealingstep livelystep on itstewstirstir upstraddlestrafingstragglestreet fightstrivestrugglesweatswirlsyncretizetangletauromachytearthrow togetherthrust and parrytilttippytoetiptoetiptoeingto doto-dotopsy-turvinesstopsy-turvydomtoss togethertourneytraining missiontroubletug-of-wartumbletumultturmoiltussleumbrellaunholy messunquietuproarvortexwage warwarwelterwhat you willwhirlworkwormworm alongwormingwrestle
Related word relations
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More general
34 entriesShowing 16 of 34 words.
More specific
15 entriesbeatbit scramblingdashdata maskingdisarrangefrantic rushhodgepodgemaskingmishmashmuddlepermutationsequence scramblingshufflewhipwhisk
Collocations
12 entriesbit scrambledata scrambledata scramblinggenetic scramblescramble algorithmscramble for exitsscramble for powerscramble keyscramble operationscramble procedurescrambled datasequence scrambling
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- lähettää verb (to quickly enter vehicles and proceed to destination)
German
1 entries- ausschwärmen verb (to quickly enter vehicles and proceed to destination)
Polish
2 entries- wyrwać się verb (to quickly enter vehicles and proceed to destination)
- wyrywać się verb (to quickly enter vehicles and proceed to destination)
Russian
1 entries- подня́ться по трево́ге verb (to quickly enter vehicles and proceed to destination)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
We had to scramble.
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At sight of her Anne tried to scramble to her feet, but sank back again with a sharp little cry of pain.
Source: tatoeba (5833838)
A failed omelet makes a pretty good scramble.
Source: tatoeba (10050919)
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