CLUTTERED (UP) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

cluttered (up)

verb

past tense of clutter (up)

as in obstructed

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Officers attempted to detain suspects at Turk and Taylor streets, but other people surrounded and obstructed them in an attempt to free the people, Rueca said.

— Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 27 June 2026
Srebnick also questioned Alber about how the view of the channel marker Pino slammed into was obstructed by other markers.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026

Definition of obstructed

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As volunteer groups and concerned family members head toward the affected areas, heavy traffic has clogged the highway, preventing ambulances and rescue crews from reaching those in need.

— Philip Wang, Time, 29 June 2026
The government dropped a plan to end winter home heating subsidies for millions of retirees, reversed itself on tough plans to cut welfare spending and eased a new agricultural inheritance tax after angry farmers protested and clogged the streets of London with tractors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026

Definition of clogged

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Alberto Freites Arvilla inserted a card into a computer component of the ATM, then plugged the ATM back in and turned it on, then left the area.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The lawsuit alleges hotel workers never plugged a hole under the air conditioner where the bats are believed to have entered, and that the hotel did not move the pilot to another room.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of plugged

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To the moon All the political developments of the last 24 hours have not stopped stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 53,000 for the first time ever.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Not even the relentless defense chants summoned from the Sparks’ MCs stopped her.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of stopped

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Keep all windows and doors closed so your pet cannot easily escape, and draw the shades to minimize the sound and flashes of light.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Corvino opened in 2017 and closed this past New Year’s Eve, but not before chef Michael Corvino was nominated for a James Beard Award several times, most recently in 2023.

— Jenna Thompson July 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

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