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clutter
Meaning: a messy collection of things
clutter in a sentence
How clutter is used in real sentences:
A clutter of papers and crayons covered the craft table.
Dad cleared the clutter from the kitchen counter before making dinner.
“Her backpack held a clutter of bent papers, snack wrappers, and loose pencils.”
— from the passage A Better Ending
Synonyms for clutter
Other words for clutter — mess, jumble and disorder — carry the same meaning.
- mess
- jumble
- disorder
Antonyms of clutter
Words that mean the opposite of clutter:
- order
- neatness
Where it comes from
From Middle English cloteren 'to crowd together'
Memory hook
CLUTTER is a cluster of things in a mess.