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Definition of cluttered - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
physical spacefilled with a disorderly accumulation of objects
- The room was cluttered with old furniture.
2.
abstractoverwhelmed with too many elements
- His mind felt cluttered with too many thoughts.
Origin of cluttered
Middle English, cloteren (to clot) + -ed (past participle)
Terms with cluttered included in their meaning
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housework
clear out a messy or cluttered space
metaphor
cluttered or hidden place resembling a mouse's home
cluttered places
search casually, going through belongings to locate a particular thing
Examples of cluttered in a sentence
The garage was cluttered with tools and boxes. The room was cluttered with old furniture. Her schedule was cluttered with back-to-back meetings.
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- French:encombré, ...
- German:überfüllt, überladen, ...
- Italian:disordinato, affollato, ...
- Spanish:abarrotado, saturado, ...
- Portuguese:atafulhado, confuso, ...
- Chinese:杂乱的, 混乱的, ...
- Japanese:散らかった, 混乱した, ...
- Arabic:مبعثر, مُشَوَّش, ...
- Hebrew:עָמוּס, ...
- Russian:захламленный, перегруженный, ...
- Ukrainian:захаращений, перевантажений, ...
- Hindi:अटा पड़ा, भरा हुआ, ...
Definition of clutter - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
messcollection of things lying about in an untidy state
- He couldn't find his book in the clutter of his desk..
2.
soundUK confused noise or clatterUK
- The clutter from the construction was distracting.
3.
technologyTECH. unwanted echoes on a radar screenTECH.
- The radar showed clutter from the storm.
Verb
1.
cause disorderfill an area with too many things, causing disorder
- Books and papers cluttered the desk, making it hard to work..
2.
complicatemake something more complicated or confusing by adding unnecessary elements
- Excessive details clutter the report, obscuring the main points..
Images of clutter
collection of things lying about in an untidy state 
unwanted echoes on a radar screen
Expressions with clutter
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make a place messy by filling it with unnecessary things
Don't clutter up your desk with old papers.
without unnecessary items or mess
She kept her desk clutter free.
Origin of clutter
Middle English, cloteren (to clot) + -er (agent)
Examples of clutter in a sentence
She decided to clear the clutter from her room. The clutter of voices made it hard to concentrate. Amidst the clutter, she couldn't hear the announcement. Clutter on the radar made navigation difficult. Pilots must be trained to distinguish clutter from real targets. Old toys cluttered the room, leaving no space to walk.
Emails cluttered her inbox, making it hard to find important messages. Unnecessary graphics clutter the website. Too many side plots clutter the novel.
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- French:désordre, encombrer, ...
- German:Unordnung, unordentlich machen, ...
- Italian:disordine, ingombrare, ...
- Spanish:desorden, abarrotar, ...
- Portuguese:bagunça, bagunçar, ...
- Chinese:杂乱, 弄乱, ...
- Japanese:ごちゃごちゃ, 散らかす, ...
- Arabic:فَوْضى, فوض, ...
- Hebrew:בַּלָּגָן, לְהַעֲמִיס, ...
- Russian:хаос, захламлять, ...
- Ukrainian:хаос, засмічувати, ...
- Hindi:बिखराव, अटा देना, ...
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