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adjective

as in messy
lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness is there any wonder that you can never find anything in your littered desk?

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littered

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verb

past tense of litter
as in generated

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Recent Examples of littered
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 Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for littered
  1. messy
  2. generated
  3. chaotic
  4. kindled
  5. cluttered
  6. spawned
  7. filthy
  8. kidded
Adjective
  • Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This is where things get messy, and many folks — oligarchs in particular — become invested in keeping the general voter confused.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of messy
Verb
  • During July’s heat wave, South Fork Wind generated nearly 10 gigawatt hours of power for Long Island’s grid to help manage peak demand.
    — Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • By 2024, Connecticut generated nearly 45% of all electricity produced in New England, more than any other state.
    — Joe McGee, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of generated
Adjective
  • The air space easily becomes crowded and in the case of moving stories like car chases, a bit unpredictable and chaotic.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • And in the Prokofiev, the Philharmonic delivers a thrilling mix of chaotic exuberance and acrobatic precision.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of chaotic
Verb
  • Now that fall is on the horizon, hope has been kindled for abundant rainfall.
    — Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of kindled
Adjective
  • Yet as Orr notes, the first impression that this area of your home carries can influence whether your space feels inviting and put together or cluttered and hectic.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Even the most sculptural, beautiful coat rack quickly looks cluttered and dated when covered with the trappings of daily life.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of cluttered
Verb
  • That garden spawned an annual salsa competition, in which club employees harvest their own ingredients from the planters, make salsa at home, and bring it back to be judged.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The series started out as a 1996 horror video game that has spawned several sequels, spinoffs and remakes, in addition to adaptation across film and TV.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of spawned
Adjective
  • That praise rings true more than a decade later thanks to joke after filthy joke, cameo after foul-mouthed cameo, scare after genuine scare.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
  • People were filthy in so many ways, so Mike really wrote that in.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of filthy
Verb
  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of kidded

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“Littered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littered. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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