CLUTTERED Synonyms: 205 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

as in clogged

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as in disorganized

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Recent Examples of cluttered

Adjective

The more room between furnishings, the less cluttered the space. — Amanda Sims, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026 Transforming Real-World Workflows The ScanMax 320 is engineered to adapt directly to your specific daily routines, transforming cluttered setups into highly efficient ecosystems. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026 Implementing just a few easy tips can help ensure your reusable containers are never again lidless and that your cabinet isn’t cluttered with matchless extras. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026 Stackable bins keep products grouped and prevent shelves from getting cluttered. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026 Her workspace is cheerfully cluttered with Yankees memorabilia—pretty much what a twelve-year-old might fantasize a Yankees executive’s office to look like. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026 Stackable bins or baskets keep smaller products grouped and prevent open shelves from looking cluttered. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026 Inside, this could be cluttered closets, piles of boxes, dark corners, or under furniture. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026 Just compare the girls’ cluttered digs with their pursuers’ sterile white suits. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttered

Adjective

Led by Sreeti Mukerji and shaped by the creative vision of Alia and Shaheen Bhatt, ‘Don’t Be Shy’ is a joyful, heartfelt celebration of friendship, love, and the beautifully messy journey of growing up.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
The real story is what happens to the other 20% — the cases that are messy, emotional, or high-stakes — when the routine volume stops eating up everyone’s day.

— Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of messy

Verb

The sheer volume of sea life clogged the filter drums that clear incoming ocean water.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
With traditional exits clogged, firms resort to continuation vehicles to create liquidity, and LPs are demanding actual cash returns (DPI).

— Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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

The last time Harry Brook batted in a Test for England his performance was so chaotic, frenetic and, frankly, irresponsible that New Zealand’s players laughed at him.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
In terms of reaching frontline workers with the promises of AI, things are rather chaotic.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of chaotic

Verb

Following the events of 1989, mourners would converge on the same day every year in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, to attend a vigil that filled multiple soccer pitches in the neighborhood’s Victoria Park with candlelight.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Here, they’re filled with crab and served as a starter, or with goat's milk ice cream and local honey for dessert.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of filled

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

Already burdened by debt, the family was surviving on his odd jobs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Investors found out about the company’s troubles in an explosive article published by The Cut last year, which reported that the company was burdened by internal power and relationship struggles.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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