CLUTTERED (UP) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

cluttered (up)

verb

past tense of clutter (up)

as in obstructed

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Yoon has defended his action, calling it a desperate attempt to draw public support for his fight against the liberal opposition Democratic Party that obstructed his agenda.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Fake, obstructed, and missing plates are a major concern with cars and undoubtedly would be with MMVs.

— Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstructed

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Burgeoning demand for radio spectrum has left some of these roads clogged with traffic jams, while others nearby sit almost completely empty.

— Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
Videos posted on social media showed the intakes for that new system as having been clogged with sediment and the bridges that held new pipes as having been washed away.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of clogged

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The worker told investigators that a drain valve had been plugged since last year and never closed completely.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Also mentioned around the time of the Remix reveal was an imminent update to the standalone base Polymega unit, which doesn’t need a PC t0 run and can be plugged directly into a TV or monitor via HDMI.

— Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of plugged

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The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of stopped

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When Israel closed schools and universities during the First Intifada, lessons moved into homes, mosques, and churches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, has relied on the Red Sea route since the Iran conflict effectively closed Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil used to flow.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

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