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
Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Authoring this noisy, jazzy track all by his lonesome, Weir vocally zig-zagged his way across a cluttered arrangement flush with oddball time changes.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
In contrast, a sofa overcrowded with too many throw pillows and blankets may read as cluttered and chaotic, especially when the rest of the room hasn’t been addressed.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Alpha uses 360-degree RGB cameras and two depth sensors to understand cluttered industrial environments in real time.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Removing items brought out to make guests comfortable will ensure that your home doesn’t look cluttered and chaotic once the new year begins.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Here are six things that are making your entryway look messy, disorganized, and cluttered.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
In her photo, Jenner is kneeling on a gray carpet in an uncharacteristically cluttered room.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
Are cluttered digital spaces a common issue?
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Rather than letting those items pile up in a cluttered mess, opt for a compact organizer with enough storage to hold all the essentials.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
Authoring this noisy, jazzy track all by his lonesome, Weir vocally zig-zagged his way across a cluttered arrangement flush with oddball time changes.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
In contrast, a sofa overcrowded with too many throw pillows and blankets may read as cluttered and chaotic, especially when the rest of the room hasn’t been addressed.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Alpha uses 360-degree RGB cameras and two depth sensors to understand cluttered industrial environments in real time.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Removing items brought out to make guests comfortable will ensure that your home doesn’t look cluttered and chaotic once the new year begins.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
Here are six things that are making your entryway look messy, disorganized, and cluttered.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
In her photo, Jenner is kneeling on a gray carpet in an uncharacteristically cluttered room.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
Are cluttered digital spaces a common issue?
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttered
Adjective
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Adding a dust ruffle around the base of your bed can make this spot even better for keeping messy items hidden.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
12 Jan. 2026
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Art Supplies Art supplies will get messy fast if those tubes and bottles leak or burst.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The street was clogged with ICE vehicles, forcing emergency personnel to approach the victim on foot, without a stretcher, according to Heller.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Morgan, executive director of Journey Home, which coordinates the Capital Region’s system for ending homelessness, said the problem is that the homeless service system is clogged.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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By contrast, fringe subcultures operate in a more cryptic and chaotic manner.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Much of the movie's story revolves around Marty's chaotic efforts to make enough money to travel to Japan and compete in a tournament there.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After a brief interlude outside for community members to reconnect, the pews filled up again.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Giving love to local venues For McLaughlin and Arthurs, the goal was always to bring the film to venues around the Carolinas as a way to promote those spaces, like The Milestone, that were filled with local music history.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That's because the topping of this cake is all jumbled up, sorta resembling the mess left behind when a tornado rolls through an open plain in Texas.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
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Likewise, the Padres view King’s return as an important piece of a rotation puzzle that had been jumbled by the loss of Yu Darvish to elbow surgery and the prospect of losing both King and Cease to free agency.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Dec. 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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In addition to the excess and sometimes dubious roof claims in Colorado, the condominiums are uniquely burdened by a shortage of companies offering insurance policies to multi-unit dwellings, especially in large complexes that require multi-million dollar policies with complex terms.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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He is elevated, isolated, burdened, deified--positioned as an emblem.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At the moment, however, the apex of the 2026 draft order is muddled.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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However impressively efficient the American strike may have been, the president’s motives have been muddled.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttered. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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