cluttered 1 of 2

adjective

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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verb

past tense of clutter
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as in clogged

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as in disorganized

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Recent Examples of cluttered
Adjective
The entrance and exits of Prambanan are also cluttered with vendors selling souvenirs and cold drinks — offering a good opportunity to pick up a bottle of water. — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Limit items on surfaces and use trays to avoid a cluttered look. — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026 Her fiction is cluttered with bric-a-brac, bits and bobs, stuffed into boxes and drawers and cupboards—remnants of someone’s past. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 The movie is fantastic, a true thriller, and while some liberties were taken with the depiction of outer space, the basic premise of a cascading series of collisions rendering orbits too cluttered with debris to be usable is valid. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026 Mulch can transform an otherwise cluttered corner of the backyard into a tidy, intentional moment. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026 Even the most sculptural, beautiful coat rack quickly looks cluttered and dated when covered with the trappings of daily life. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026 Transform your home into a fall haven without the cluttered chaos with these picks. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 When looking at what causes people to accumulate so much stuff in the first place, IKEA found that sentimentality was the overwhelming reason behind most cluttered homes. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttered
  1. messy
  2. clogged
  3. disorganized
  4. chaotic
  5. filled
  6. jumbled
  7. littered
  8. burdened
Adjective
  • Nonna’s Meatball Sandwich Making meatballs at home can be a messy, overwhelming task.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The actors split in 2016, following 12 years together in total, although their messy divorce was only finalized in December 2024.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of messy
Verb
  • Ice later clogged three center engines, and ended the maneuver early.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One floor sink at the cook’s line was clogged and not draining due to oil and grease buildup.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of clogged
Verb
  • Reese finished with 12 rebounds, but Thornton made her work for every touch near the basket, consistently positioning herself to contest without fouling and keeping Atlanta’s interior offense disorganized throughout the first three quarters.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • That these issues are now coming to light is indicative of a planning process that — in typical Dallas fashion — has been disorganized, rushed and lacking in transparency from its inception.
    — Mark Lamster Architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of disorganized
Adjective
  • Saturdays on the couch before the widescreen with beer, chicken wings and cheese dip might also be the best way to escape our ugly, chaotic politics.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered that passing waves through a special class of synthetic media forces them to abandon chaotic scattering entirely.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of chaotic
Verb
  • Beyond the walls of the company’s London headquarters, which is filled with thousands of its plushy pink octopus mascots, Jackson’s empire may look like an unwieldy one.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Around the three-and-a-half-hour mark of the race, the finish-line medical tent filled.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of filled
Verb
  • Announcements for who will have water access (and when) have been jumbled.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The structured design also helps keep everything in place while traveling, so nothing gets jumbled in transit.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumbled
Adjective
  • In the past, her songs were so littered with personal details that listening felt voyeuristic.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of littered
Verb
  • In 2024, the most recent year with available data, more than 41% of households were burdened in both San Bernardino and Riverside County.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Children are often burdened with caregiving for a family member, creating additional stress in their lives.
    — Jennifer Bisram, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of burdened

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“Cluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttered. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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