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declutter

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /diːˈklʌtə(ɹ)/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of removing clutter; a decluttering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To remove clutter from, to tidy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • I decluttered my living room.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dejunk, tidy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English clutter English declutter From de- + clutter.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: siivota — Translations
  • Finnish: siistiä — Translations
  • French: désencombrer — Translations
  • German: aufräumen — Translations
  • German: entrümpeln — Translations
  • Hungarian: lomtalanít — Translations
  • Hungarian: selejtez — Translations
  • Russian: наводить порядок (navoditʹ porjadok) — Translations
  • Spanish: desbrozar — Translations
  • Spanish: desembrozar — Translations