unscrambling 1 of 2

noun

as in decoding

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unscrambling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of unscramble
1
as in descrambling

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2
as in classifying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscrambling
  1. decoding
  2. deciphering
  3. classifying
  4. disentanglement
  5. cracking
  6. arranging
  7. analysis
  8. decrypting
Noun
  • The speech of AIs seems to require remarkably little decoding.
    — Agnes Callard, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The model also supports speculative decoding, a technique that allows multiple tokens to be proposed and then efficiently checked.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of decoding
Verb
  • And navigating a website might involve deciphering images or knowing what links to click.
    — Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The prevention of future pandemics relies on information from previous outbreaks, which is one reason why deciphering the origins of the COVID-19 began is important.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of deciphering
Verb
  • The following conversation touches on Rock's latest project and process, writing young characters and classifying his own work into a genre.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Edwards and Magee spent decades classifying them, and the most important distinction is between a breakaway gap and everything else.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of classifying
Noun
  • Some ideas are about forging connections, like Luke’s insight about disentanglement.
    — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Definition of disentanglement
Verb
  • Sanchies led Taft with 10 kills and was cracking jokes between plays.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Pearl Jam is cracking open one of the most consequential albums in rock history for a new generation of vinyl collectors.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of cracking
Verb
  • Paltrow is also friendly with OpenAI’s vice president of global creative partnerships, Charles Porch, who the Times reports was central to arranging the dinner in his boss’ honor.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Are practical barriers, such as transportation or arranging for care outside the facility, influencing the decision not to consider screening more than her own values or medical condition?
    — Kim Johnson, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranging
Noun
  • The deadly wall of water that descended from the mountains on the border between Nepal and Tibet caused destruction at least 62 miles downriver from the border in Nepal, an ABC News analysis of verified video and satellite images shows.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Oman’s Environment Authority assessed the affected area at 390 square kilometers on August 10; satellite analysis by SkyTruth’s John Amos suggested a figure of more than 2,000 square kilometers two days later.
    — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of analysis
Verb
  • The deadline has prompted security engineers to focus preparations to ward off harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL, and also store now, decrypt later) threats, in which adversaries squirrel away encrypted data flowing over the Internet with the plan of decrypting it on Q-Day—the date a CRQC arrives.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
  • WhatsApp and Signal are best known for using end-to-end encryption, which can prevent even the messaging services themselves from decrypting user chats.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of decrypting
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“Unscrambling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscrambling. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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