clutter up
Make space chaotic
To clutter up is to fill a space with too many things, making it disorganized or hard to use: Don't clutter up the counter with appliances.
The phrase adds emphasis to clutter alone—both mean the same thing, but clutter up feels more active or deliberate: Pop-up ads clutter up the whole screen.
- junk drawerStorage for homeless objects
- disorganizeDestroy orderly arrangement
- fillMake something full
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- pile upAccumulate in quantity
pile-up · chaos · litter · jumble · untidiness · hoarding · storage unit · disarray · spam · junk mail · accumulate · bric-a-brac · congestion · overwhelm · scatter · knickknacks · suffocate · dead weight
clutter uptidy up
Restore order to space
clean up · declutter · organize · neaten · straighten up
clutter upclear out
Leave quickly, often urgently
empty · clear · empty out · clear away · unclutter
clutter upstreamline
Remove unnecessary elements
simplify · open up · clear away · make room · unclog
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