Standard Lemma guide

cluttered

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/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K L AH1 T ER0 D 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