to unclutter
- verb
- /ʌnˈklʌtər/
- I work part-time, volunteer in my kid's elementary school, and do the lion's share of after-school homework help, cooking, cleaning, social calendar arranging, and uncluttering.
- unclutter your mind
Examples
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To create a more peaceful environment, I decided to unclutter my living room by donating unused furniture.
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After realizing the mess was affecting his productivity, he made a plan to unclutter his home office.
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I just really needed to unclutter my life.
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Now, I appreciate enthusiasm, but I suggest you unclutter your mind and put your energy to the work at hand.
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But there was so much to unclutter first: the apartment, the admin, but especially my head...
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You stopped external distractions, but you didn't unclutter your mind.
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You may not realize that you have duplicates unless you're actively uncluttering.
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Originally started as a podcast about uncluttering your life, "Podcast Without Pretense" is the successor to "Uncluttercast."
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She spent the weekend to unclutter her workspace, removing old files and unnecessary items from her desk.
Synonyms
To remove people or things from a place
To make a room or area free of dirt and tidy by removing mess
Remove all things from a place so it becomes empty
Empty a place or container by removing everything inside
To make a place neat by putting things away
Make a room or desk neat by putting things in their right place
To make a place tidy and organized
To take things away from a place to make it tidy
Remove things from a surface to make it empty or clean
Make a room neat by putting things away
To remove things you do not need from a room or desk to make it tidy
To make something tidy by arranging things in order
Antonyms
How Tidy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unclutter comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and clutter, which means 'a messy pile of things', so a helpful way to remember it is as making a place 'not messy'. To unclutter something is to remove extra items and make it tidy and easier to use.