clutter

²clutter

noun

Definition of CLUTTER

1

a : a crowded or confused mass or collection b : things that clutter a place

2

: interfering radar echoes caused by reflection from objects (as on the ground) other than the target

3

chiefly dialect : disturbance, hubbub

Examples of CLUTTER

1. There's a lot of unnecessary clutter in the house.
2. <a scrapbook that was a clutter of snapshots, diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings>

First Known Use of CLUTTER

1649

Related to CLUTTER

Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, miscellany, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter

Related Words: detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

Near Antonyms: calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility); order, orderliness

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Rhymes with CLUTTER

butter, flutter, gutter, mutter, shutter, splutter, sputter, strutter, stutter, utter