scramble vs alter

scramble is a noun but alter is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scramble	Yes	No	Yes	No
alter	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, alter is a hypernym of scramble; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than scramble:

Other hypernyms of scramble include change, modify.

scramble (noun)	alter (noun)
rushing about hastily in an undignified way
an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

scramble (verb)	alter (verb)
make unintelligible	remove the ovaries of
bring into random order	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
stir vigorously	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
to move hurriedly	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling	make an alteration to