CLUTTER (UP) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

clutter (up)

verb

Definition of clutter (up)

as in to obstruct

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Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was arrested on July 30 and charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Watson was imprisoned in Greenland for five months in 2024 after being arrested on a Japanese warrant over charges of obstructing a whaling ship in 2010.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstruct

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And although bipartisan Congressional efforts have pushed back on some of the deepest cuts, damage was still done, damming the flow of funding, halting experiments, delaying new research, and impeding the work of scientists worldwide.

— Eric Schmidt, Time, 16 July 2026
The mighty Colorado River — that carved the Grand Canyon and was dammed by the epic Hoover Dam — is in big trouble.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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Fulton County leaders are urging local boards that recruit businesses to stop granting tax breaks and other incentives for data centers, which continue to garner controversy across metro Atlanta.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
But that didn’t stop him from taping interviews on Wednesday with various Chicago television newscasts from his downtown Chicago state office while ignoring follow-up requests from the Tribune.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of stop

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With traditional exits clogged, firms resort to continuation vehicles to create liquidity, and LPs are demanding actual cash returns (DPI).

— Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Their active roster is predominantly right-handed, which clogs up some of the lineup decisions for Roberts.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of clog

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At least one drop box, at Indian Trail Library, is within an evacuation zone and has been closed.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The town could also consider lowering the current 80-foot height allowance and requiring plans to remove equipment and hazardous materials if a facility closes.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of close

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