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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as in clogged
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as in disorganized
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Recent Examples of cluttered
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
The Rise Of Cross-Sell Fatigue The digital purchase path has become cluttered with pop-ups, post-checkout prompts and afterthought upsells that disrupt rather than support the customer experience.
—Dan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The Android app's user interface is a bit cluttered.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Through a succession of job changes, a don’t-open-the-mail approach to bill paying, abrupt moves to and from a string of increasingly cluttered abodes, Uhle recounts with humor and remarkable detail the unstable circumstances of her youth.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
In May 2012, the site was cluttered with tractors and rusting farm equipment.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
However, there's a solid chance this backcourt becomes cluttered, and the Spurs are forced to move on from one of the stars in the near future.
—Anthony Pasciolla, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Panthers make more room in cluttered receiving corps The Panthers entered Tuesday with plenty of work to do along their receiving corps.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
If your collection still feels cluttered, try streamlining your storage.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
The Rise Of Cross-Sell Fatigue The digital purchase path has become cluttered with pop-ups, post-checkout prompts and afterthought upsells that disrupt rather than support the customer experience.
—Dan Caldwell, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The Android app's user interface is a bit cluttered.
—Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Through a succession of job changes, a don’t-open-the-mail approach to bill paying, abrupt moves to and from a string of increasingly cluttered abodes, Uhle recounts with humor and remarkable detail the unstable circumstances of her youth.
—Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
In May 2012, the site was cluttered with tractors and rusting farm equipment.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
However, there's a solid chance this backcourt becomes cluttered, and the Spurs are forced to move on from one of the stars in the near future.
—Anthony Pasciolla, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Panthers make more room in cluttered receiving corps The Panthers entered Tuesday with plenty of work to do along their receiving corps.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluttered
Adjective
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With the success of TV shows like Hacks and The White Lotus, which explore the beautifully complicated, often messy inner lives of women who don’t fit the ingenue mold, perhaps more production companies will take chances on similar shows.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jars of thick honey can feel messy or impractical for travel.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There was also a case in which a foreign object, said to be a trashcan lid, clogged another drain.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Back when Foster was winning medals for Great Britain as a long-distance runner — gold in the 1974 European Championships, bronze in the 1976 Olympic Games, gold at the 1978 Commonwealth Games — the streets were not clogged with joggers, which is strange to think of now.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Creative Arts Emmys, held on September 6 and 7, had already handed out several exciting awards, including for Bryan Cranston’s guest turn on The Studio and Julianne Nicholson’s chaotic arc on Hacks.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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After several chaotic minutes with no cell phone service, mother and daughter finally reunited next to the plaza.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the bond of family and a home filled with foreign languages and love prepared him for a life that would require adaptability, grit and vision.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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While the interior design industry is filled with women, there are very few female executives.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those aren’t just random words jumbled together to test your reading comprehension—they’re the outcome of recent brand collaborations with Liquid Death.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Quarterback Noah Fifita does not look as burdened with expectations.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, one of the partners may feel burdened with emotional labor while the other disengages.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The unease is muddled, and the characters seem less vulnerable as a result.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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An internal review found that communication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was muddled and inconsistent.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Cluttered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluttered. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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