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
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
20 June 2026
Dishwasher safe for easy cleanup, this set is perfect for apartments, smaller kitchens, dorms, RVs and anyone looking to simplify cluttered cabinets.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
Rather than having cluttered and mismatched products taking up precious space, Hamid recommends unifying products.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
Is your shed feeling a bit too cluttered these days?
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Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Folding laundry, loading dishwashers, cleaning kitchens, and navigating cluttered homes require many of the same perception, manipulation, and reasoning capabilities that would eventually allow robots to operate independently on a battlefield.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
Your Bedside Table A cluttered nightstand doesn't offer ideal conditions for high-quality sleep.
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Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
16 June 2026
Ideal for managing cluttered bathrooms, kitchens, and other spaces throughout the home, these storage solutions come in at up to 88 percent off during the sale.
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Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Life here feels simpler, less cluttered with distractions—which ultimately leaves more room to focus on what actually matters.
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Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Adjective
Instead, the excess space becomes a dumping ground for more items, leaving the space looking cluttered and messy.
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Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
20 June 2026
Dishwasher safe for easy cleanup, this set is perfect for apartments, smaller kitchens, dorms, RVs and anyone looking to simplify cluttered cabinets.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
Rather than having cluttered and mismatched products taking up precious space, Hamid recommends unifying products.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 June 2026
Is your shed feeling a bit too cluttered these days?
—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Folding laundry, loading dishwashers, cleaning kitchens, and navigating cluttered homes require many of the same perception, manipulation, and reasoning capabilities that would eventually allow robots to operate independently on a battlefield.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
Your Bedside Table A cluttered nightstand doesn't offer ideal conditions for high-quality sleep.
—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
16 June 2026
Ideal for managing cluttered bathrooms, kitchens, and other spaces throughout the home, these storage solutions come in at up to 88 percent off during the sale.
—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Life here feels simpler, less cluttered with distractions—which ultimately leaves more room to focus on what actually matters.
—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttered
Adjective
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Russia’s departure from World War 1 led to a savage revolution; its loss in Afghanistan heralded the messy collapse of the Soviet Union; and Moscow levelled much of Grozny before giving Chechnya autonomy in 1996.
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The last case highlights the messy and contentious process the Founding Fathers underwent to form the federal government.
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Supply chain bottlenecks throughout 2021 and 2022 in the later stages of the Covid-19 pandemic had clogged capacity on container vessels, further contributing to a shortage of space and containers that pushed ocean freight rates up to record levels.
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Now it was clogged with partiers.
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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.
Adjective
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By building circuits whose states naturally fluctuate with this environmental heat, thermodynamic computing turns an otherwise stochastic and chaotic feature of nature into an incredibly fast, ultra-low-energy calculator.
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The combat that follows is intimate, chaotic, and bloody.
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Back in Iran, hundreds of people filled Tajrish Square, where ceremonies for the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, were taking place as not far away others celebrated the resilience shown by their soccer team against a Belgian side packed with stars like Kevin de Bruyne and Leandro Trossard.
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The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
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Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results.
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Ditch the mish-mash of clothes jumbled in your closet with the help of these storage bins, which are just $4 apiece right now, or add extra clothing storage with this duo of under-bed bags that even have wheels.
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In the past, her songs were so littered with personal details that listening felt voyeuristic.
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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.
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In a city already destabilized by unlawful tax foreclosure, fraudsters found opportunity in homes burdened by vacancy and broken chains of ownership.
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In Orange County, 61% of renters are cost-burdened, and after years of rents climbing far faster than paychecks, the math no longer works.
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“Cluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttered. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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