cluttered

/ˈklʌtəd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈklʌtərd/ (ame, ipa)

cluttered — adjective

  • clutteredpositive
  • more clutteredcomparative
  • most clutteredsuperlative

1. Filled with too many objects placed in no clear order, so the place looks messy

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Filled with too many objects placed in no clear order, so the place looks messy and is hard to use.

例句

Nkechi could barely find her glasses on the cluttered desk by the window.

before noun: cluttered + place noun

The kitchen counter was cluttered with old receipts, dirty mugs, and unopened mail.

pattern: cluttered with + noun

同義詞
  • messy

    broader; messy can be untidy without lots of objects, while cluttered always means too many objects

  • crammed

    stronger; crammed suggests packed full to the limit

  • disorganized

    focuses on lack of order; cluttered focuses on the visible pile of objects

反義詞
  • tidy

    everything in its proper place

  • uncluttered

    clean and clear, with few objects on show

  • spartan

    deliberately bare, almost empty

文法句型

cluttered with + noun

用法筆記

Often follows the verb 'be' with the preposition 'with' to name what fills the space ('the desk was cluttered with papers'). Can also describe a person's mind or a screen ('a cluttered screen', 'a cluttered mind') by analogy with a messy room.

常見錯誤

❌My desk is cluttered of papers.
✅My desk is cluttered with papers.
💡the preposition that follows 'cluttered' is 'with', never 'of'.