clutter
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈklʌtər/
- The clutter in the living room made it hard to find the remote control.
- more clutter
- amount of clutter
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Watch on YouTubeLimited space certainly creates clutter, and we want to help.
- Limited space certainly creates clutter, and we want to help.
- Yet it looks simpler because the external clutter goes away.
- But there's something about the writing that cut through all the clutter.
- Don't force other people to deal with your clutter.
- And all these things that were once clear become mental clutter.
- Because it's so much easier to codify when there is no clutter, especially if you're bringing another cat in.
- But all of that clutter of difficult people in your life is taking a toll.
- We're a family of five and we have a ton of stuff, but we do hate clutter.
- But when I get rid of all that clutter and and distraction, I can actually see the stars.
- While we live a life which is tending towards being clutter free externally, what about being clutter free internally?
- If you're bringing all sorts of clutter into your soul, it's not going to be much of A retreat, is it?
Examples
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So all this clutter and personal items, like family photos, will need to be removed.
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So when you're trying to sell, you don't want any clutter.
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And what kept her from starting was the clutter in her house.
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Lucky starts to take notice of all the clutter on the coffee table.
Fiction book (1993) -
Limited space certainly creates clutter, and we want to help.
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Now, please, clear out the clutter before the taste police arrive.
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I noticed it then, for the first time, among the clutter of the kitchen.
Fiction book (1992) -
At the sight of the clutter on her table, sadness came over her.
Fiction book (1998) -
I've become much more sensitive to clutter in the last few years.
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I had just a few hours to scrub this place clean, get rid of all the clutter.
Synonyms
23
4.6
A confused mixture of things or ideas
9
5.0
A confused, disorganized situation where things are not in order
5
1.6
A situation when things are untidy and hard to find
4
6.8
A very messy place with many things mixed together
3
9.1
A large confusing mass of things and feelings
2
2.7
A messy heap of old things that people throw away
2
7.4
Unwanted things left behind, often washed up on a beach
2
4.2
A messy pile of old broken things people throw away
1
8.7
Unwanted old things or junk that make a place messy
1
2.5
Mess and things not in order in a place
1
9.9
A confusing, chaotic situation with many mixed-up parts
1
7.2
An untidy, messy look of hair, clothes, or a room
1
5.8
A lack of order that makes places or things messy
1
4.5
A pile of dust and old rubbish thrown away
1
8.5
A messy collection of many different small things
Antonyms
How Messy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clutter is related to the idea of noise and confusion, like the word clatter ('a loud noise'). It came to mean a messy pile of things, so too much clutter makes a space hard to use.