LITTERED Synonyms: 153 Similar and Opposite Words

littered 1 of 2

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

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Adjective

So far, the adoption of AI in production workflows have been stalled due to legal constraints around ownership, among other things involving messy copyright questions.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Four years ago, Pugh’s movie Don’t Worry Darling was the talk of the Venice Film Festival due to rumored behind-the-scenes drama and a messy rollout, including a press conference Pugh missed—allegedly due to a scheduling conflict.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of messy

Verb

The free cash flow generated over the past year alone is enough to repurchase 8% to 10% of shares outstanding, BofA estimates.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Furthermore, the material senses motion by detecting the triboelectricity generated as the wearer moves against the textile.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of generated

Adjective

Saturdays on the couch before the widescreen with beer, chicken wings and cheese dip might also be the best way to escape our ugly, chaotic politics.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered that passing waves through a special class of synthetic media forces them to abandon chaotic scattering entirely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 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

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

Jurors heard testimony from three of Alsheikh’s victims who said they were packed into small, filthy, cold, wet cells that were infested with insects and other vermin.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
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

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

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