CLUTTER (UP) Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

clutter (up)

verb

Definition of clutter (up)

as in to obstruct

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All are one-party systems designed to obstruct political competition, and all have varying degrees of state interference in the marketplace.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
That was followed by Foster City police stating Thursday that a person has been booked on suspicion of causing a fire that injured firefighters, and obstructing police and fire investigators probing the blaze.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of obstruct

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The drug boat campaign is the equivalent of trying to dam a river with a sheet of plywood.

— Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
And although bipartisan Congressional efforts have pushed back on some of the deepest cuts, damage was still done, damming the flow of funding, halting experiments, delaying new research, and impeding the work of scientists worldwide.

— Eric Schmidt, Time, 16 July 2026

Definition of dam

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The aid workers who once regularly visited her village to help pregnant women had stopped coming, after foreign aid cuts by the United States shuttered a program aimed at saving mothers’ and babies’ lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The exposure obviously scares him, but not enough to stop him from filming his next scene, where he’s been tasked with breaking in newcomer Cami Soul.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

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Pour a cup of white vinegar down your AC’s condensate drain twice a year to fend off algae and avoid clogging.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 6 Aug. 2026
The same motions repeat across the spring as men pull out algae, muck, weeds, and plastic waste clogging the streambed.

— Umar Farooq, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of clog

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The race was called shortly after polls closed as Lamont led with nearly 67% of the votes and Elliott trailed, securing only 33%.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
City officials said the South Fulton Parks and Recreation Department was notified Tuesday about the test and closed the park out of an abundance of caution.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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