CLUTTERING Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

cluttering

verb

present participle of clutter

as in clogging

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as in jumbling

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Verb

By temporarily clogging excess blood vessels, doctors can reduce inflammation and quiet pain-sensing nerves without major surgery or permanent implants.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
One of the pipes was abandoned and out of service due to clogging.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of clogging

Verb

In contrast, Golden Week (which starts in early October) is Hong Kong's busiest travel period and sees an enormous amount of tour groups flock to the city, filling up shopping malls and overwhelming the main tourist attractions.

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
No one makes it through the front door without a warm welcome, then to be greeted by walls of yarn and crafting tables filling the floor space.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of filling

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Earlier this month, Ukrainian drones connected to Starshield lost connectivity at high speeds, disrupting air defenses during daily Russian air attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The new enforcement effort is disrupting daily life as some parents with visitor visas avoid crossing altogether.

— Angela Kocherga, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupting

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The policy could have affected legally present immigrants, Temporary Protected Status holders and DACA recipients, while burdening underfunded agencies and deterring families from seeking help.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Under the law, the state must prove a compelling interest for burdening a person's religion and that its solution is the least restrictive way of furthering that interest.

— Cate Charron, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of burdening

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But however janky, the system just about works for the ornery menfolk muddling their way through it, with their many beefs mostly resolved with a bottle of lethally alcoholic local tipple chacha, or a punch to the face, or both.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Drop in the cinnamon sticks and cloves, gently muddling once or twice to release their aroma.

— John Kell, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026

Definition of muddling

Verb

The Current traded away some assets while shuffling stars like Michelle Cooper, Temwa Chawinga and Lorena in and out of the lineup.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
And for a quarterback whose superpower involves shuffling through collapsing pockets, scrambling through squalor, throwing off any and every platform — such a question was warranted.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffling

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