adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈklʌtɚd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of clutter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the storm left the drivewaylittered with sticks nd debris
his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: littered
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French:
encombré
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
German:
unaufgeräumt
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
German:
überladen
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Polish:
zaśmiecony
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Portuguese:
desordenado
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Portuguese:
bagunçado
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Serbo-Croatian:
prenatrpan
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Serbo-Croatian:
пренатрпан
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Spanish:
abarrotado
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Spanish:
desordenado
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Spanish:
atiborrado
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Spanish:
desbarajustado
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Swedish:
plottrig
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects
Swedish:
rörig
— scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects