CLUTTER (UP) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

clutter (up)

verb

Definition of clutter (up)

as in to obstruct

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One of the cattle owners was charged and detained last year for obstructing an agency operation to seize the animals.

— Konstantin Testorides, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
For Black Mississippians, whose right to vote was obstructed for generations, this victory puts a Black man in a position to help shape the state’s future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of obstruct

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The ability to dam at least some of the daily overflow of misinformation and misrepresentation is one of the reasons for Pangram’s success and adoption, but Warner said that comes at a cost.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Then dams and expanding farmlands dried it up and turned it into a patchwork of fields, roads and towns.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of dam

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That said, some conditions that fully heal or are free of treatment and symptoms for a certain period of time may stop being labeled as pre-existing, depending on the provider.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Fowler later diagnosed her as comatose before a deputy commissioner ordered the execution stopped.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of stop

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The elevation was immense, and after a few minutes there, my head hurt, and my ears were clogged.

— The Learning Network, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Allure Best of Beauty winner—feels practically weightless on skin, absorbing quickly without clogging pores or leaving behind a greasy residue.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of clog

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In 2024, Ferrara closed the North Chicago Jelly Belly factory and moved all production to a Fairfield, California, plant.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Within months, however, near-constant shelling forced children to evacuate the village, and the school closed.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of close

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