cluttered; cluttering; clutters
chiefly dialectal
: to run in disorder
: to fill or cover with scattered or disordered things that impede movement or reduce effectiveness
a room cluttered with toys
—often used with upToo many signs were cluttering up the street corner.
1
a
: a crowded or confused mass or collection
a clutter of motels and restaurants
b
: things that clutter a place
tried to minimize the unnecessary clutter in her house
2
: interfering radar echoes caused by reflection from objects (as on the ground) other than the target
3
chiefly dialectal
: disturbance, hubbub
Examples of clutter in a Sentence
Verb
The garage was cluttered with tools.
Try to avoid cluttering your desk with books and papers.
Noun
There's a lot of unnecessary clutter in the house.
a scrapbook that was a clutter of snapshots, diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings
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Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Unleash potential by clearing their path, not cluttering it.
—Woodrie Burich, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Moná Thomas, People.com, 22 May 2025
Wipe down kitchen and bathroom counters and sinks, pick up any visible clutter, and give the floors a quick sweep if needed.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
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Verb
The underlying concept for Asus’s BTF hardware is to supply all the power a graphics card needs directly from the motherboard, reducing the number of cables cluttering up your PC case.
—Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
Unleash potential by clearing their path, not cluttering it.
—Woodrie Burich, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
Her version of maximalist design doesn’t mean clutter, though.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 22 May 2025
Wipe down kitchen and bathroom counters and sinks, pick up any visible clutter, and give the floors a quick sweep if needed.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
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“Clutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clutter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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clutter
1 of 2 verb
clut·ter
ˈklət-ər 
: to fill or cover with a disorderly scattering of things
clutter up a room
clutter
2 of 2 noun
: a crowded or confused collection
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