unscramble

transitive-verb
UK: /ʌnˈskræmbl/
US: /ʌnˈskræmbl/

  1. To put something in the correct order after it has been mixed up.

    1. Can you unscramble these letters to make a word?
    2. Detectives tried to unscramble the events leading up to the incident, but information was scarce.

  2. To sort out or resolve a confused or complicated situation.

    1. The police are trying to unscramble the mess.
    2. The company is trying to unscramble its finances after the recent crisis, with limited success.

Synonyms

straighten out rearrange sort resolve decode
unscramble intransitive-verb

  1. To become sorted out or resolved after being confused or complicated.

    1. Things will unscramble soon enough, just wait.
    2. After a few weeks, the situation began to unscramble itself as more evidence surfaced.
unscramble adjective

  1. Having been restored to a comprehensible form.

    1. The unscramble message revealed the location.
    2. After the algorithm ran, the unscramble data provided valuable insights.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "unscramble" in English means: To put something in the correct order after it has been mixed up., To sort out or resolve a confused or complicated situation..

The phonetic transcription of "unscramble" is /ʌnˈskræmbl/ in British English and /ʌnˈskræmbl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "unscramble": straighten out, rearrange, sort, resolve, decode.

Example usage of "unscramble": "Can you unscramble these letters to make a word?". More examples on the page.