as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
keeping a cluttered workshop makes it hard to find the right tool
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as in clogged
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as in disorganized
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Recent Examples of cluttered
Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The bright red handle is also easy to spot in your cluttered utensils drawer.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
My biggest nitpick is the decision to do the same shoulder patch on each side, and the jersey ad on the front; the ‘C’s and ‘A’s look so cluttered.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Wright works out of a cozily cluttered office near the entrance to the Pecos shelter building.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
While some may find the screen slightly cluttered, the focus is entirely on driving efficiency, which makes sense given its target audience.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Anderson’s chaotic but intensely touching father-daughter saga is set against a cluttered canvas of revolutionaries, cultists and political hustlers.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
In the kitchen, these Rubbermaid food storage containers will keep leftovers visible and easily accessible in the fridge while this 24-piece set of spice jars will make your pantry look chic, not cluttered.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Wowbox 25-Piece Clear Plastic Drawer Organizer Set Say goodbye to cluttered, messy junk drawers with this organizer set.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
But that created a messy, cluttered look more reminiscent of a clearance store.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The bright red handle is also easy to spot in your cluttered utensils drawer.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
My biggest nitpick is the decision to do the same shoulder patch on each side, and the jersey ad on the front; the ‘C’s and ‘A’s look so cluttered.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Wright works out of a cozily cluttered office near the entrance to the Pecos shelter building.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
While some may find the screen slightly cluttered, the focus is entirely on driving efficiency, which makes sense given its target audience.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Anderson’s chaotic but intensely touching father-daughter saga is set against a cluttered canvas of revolutionaries, cultists and political hustlers.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
In the kitchen, these Rubbermaid food storage containers will keep leftovers visible and easily accessible in the fridge while this 24-piece set of spice jars will make your pantry look chic, not cluttered.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Wowbox 25-Piece Clear Plastic Drawer Organizer Set Say goodbye to cluttered, messy junk drawers with this organizer set.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttered
Adjective
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Tallying the number of Americans detained by immigration agents is inherently messy and incomplete.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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If a mess does happen, clean up spills or messy bakes early so that grime and grease don’t build up.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gasping for air, her mouth and nostrils clogged with dirt.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Narrow streets clogged with selfie-snapping visitors, and popular districts like Gion, known for its traditional tea houses and geisha, have attempted to crack down on tourists after incidents of trespassing and aggressive photography.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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San Diego’s chaotic shift in city trash service has begun to stabilize, with more customers signing up for new bins and more of the roughly 19,000 property owners who lost city service managing to strike deals with private haulers.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her other grands live full, busy and chaotic lives.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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With good reason, as the history of this Louisiana city is filled with lore of witchcraft, voodoo, and even vampires.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Carrasco notes that the bear and woman video was posted by an account filled with Sora videos, which signals to him that the viral animal encounter clip is AI as well.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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They were given over 30 hours of material on a thumbdrive, dash cam footage, body camera recordings, and clips from community Ring cameras, all of which were jumbled, out of date, and often missing the associated audio.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Tune in next week to see how this all gets jumbled up again.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The series does not touch on the tabloid attention that followed the Beckhams in 2004, when it was alleged that David had an affair with his personal assistant, Rebecca Loos, and the many further accusations of cheating that littered gossip columns after.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nearly 60% of greater Miami renters are cost-burdened, a term for people who spend at least 30% of their monthly income on housing.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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The shortages have impacted 911 call response times and have left officers feeling burdened and overworked, often having to sacrifice personal time to cover events and political rallies, Redford has said in previous interviews with The Charlotte Observer.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Every school was feeling its way around to some degree when the NCAA rule changes arrived in the summer of 2021, and myriad state laws muddled the picture even further.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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So, Horn’s opportunity for activation seems muddled at best — justified or not.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Cluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttered. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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