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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Recent Examples of cluttered
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2025
Outside the home, Axiom technicians will evaluate landscape conditions to assess the potential for pest activity; examples include yards with cluttered landscaping, loose debris, wood piles, or standing water.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
By better understanding its environment, the robot can more effectively perceive and navigate the cluttered and complex interior of the reactor, avoiding obstacles and locating work areas.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
After being introduced to Picasso, Stein quickly developed a close relationship with him, discussing his work in his cluttered studio, giving him loans, and purchasing his paintings.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The town’s narrow roads are now cluttered with metal roof panels, slabs of concrete, and all kinds of trash that the water brought in.
—Devon Sayers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
If your living room always feels cluttered, shop this Kelly Clarkson sideboard that won’t take up too much space yet still provides two levels of interior shelving to maximize vertical space.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
There were no mice in Gene and Betsy’s house, which was cluttered, messy, maybe, but not hoardy or dirty.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Tens of thousands of pieces of space junk — and millions more smaller bits of orbital debris — are cluttered in low Earth orbit, the narrow band of space where many telecommunications and GPS satellites circle the planet.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Too many pillows can appear cluttered.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2025
Outside the home, Axiom technicians will evaluate landscape conditions to assess the potential for pest activity; examples include yards with cluttered landscaping, loose debris, wood piles, or standing water.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
By better understanding its environment, the robot can more effectively perceive and navigate the cluttered and complex interior of the reactor, avoiding obstacles and locating work areas.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
After being introduced to Picasso, Stein quickly developed a close relationship with him, discussing his work in his cluttered studio, giving him loans, and purchasing his paintings.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
The town’s narrow roads are now cluttered with metal roof panels, slabs of concrete, and all kinds of trash that the water brought in.
—Devon Sayers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
If your living room always feels cluttered, shop this Kelly Clarkson sideboard that won’t take up too much space yet still provides two levels of interior shelving to maximize vertical space.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
There were no mice in Gene and Betsy’s house, which was cluttered, messy, maybe, but not hoardy or dirty.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Tens of thousands of pieces of space junk — and millions more smaller bits of orbital debris — are cluttered in low Earth orbit, the narrow band of space where many telecommunications and GPS satellites circle the planet.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttered
Adjective
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But a big, beautiful, and sometimes messy public square that belongs to us all.—
Yolanda Watson Spiva,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The best heroes are beloved because their choices — admirable, messy, or otherwise — are hard ones made in service of something greater.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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The priciest six hours a year — when transmission lines are clogged as Hoosiers race to warm up on chilly mornings or cool off on hot summer evenings — comprise almost a third of the cooperative’s total costs.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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The exception will be over urbanized areas of the Northeast where a period of heavy rain along and ahead of the associated cold front Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening may result in isolated urban runoff issues and where recent leaf fall has clogged drainage.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Paul’s chaotic yet candid nature quickly uplifted her to reality TV icon status, so much so that ABC named her their next star of The Bachelorette.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dispatch recordings from firefighters who were first on the scene at Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra’s home early Thursday reveal a chaotic and fast-moving fire that left crews scrambling to find water and to contain the spreading flames.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trucks filled with uranium ore rumble down two-lane highways, sharing the road with tourists and locals, and the question of what happens in an accident concerns people along the route.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Other photos show the music artist bringing the hero product into focus inside a quintessential South Beach store filled with postcards, neon bikinis and graffiti merchandise.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 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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As Johnson County continues to lose its attainable housing stock, which refers to homes that are $300,000 or less, more residents are feeling burdened by the rising costs of living.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nationwide, about 100 million people have some form of health care debt, with millions burdened by $10,000 or more in unpaid bills.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As a result of financial and personal problems, Bíró's invention ended up muddled in a number of international patents and licensing agreements in different companies and individuals in various countries.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Cluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttered. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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