clutterers
People who accumulate
Clutterers are people who accumulate excessive possessions and have difficulty discarding them, often to the point where living spaces become difficult to use.
The term appears in self-help contexts and support groups modeled on twelve-step programs: Clutterers Anonymous meets on Thursdays.
A clutterer may also be someone who simply creates disorder: My kids are such clutterers—toys everywhere.
Compulsive keepers of stuff
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
- accumulatorsThings that gather over time
- hoardersExcessive keepers of things
- amassersThose who accumulate things
gatherers · savers · keepers · stockpilers · compulsive · sentimental · attachment · possessions
Those who mix up
- muddlersDrink-crushing bar tools
- shufflersThose who randomize order
- slobsHabitually untidy people
- litterbugsCareless public trash-tossers
untidy · careless · chaotic · sloppy · negligent · haphazard · disorderly · unkempt
Defeated by sheer volume
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- paralyzedUnable to move voluntarily
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
helpless · swamped · burdened · frustrated · exhausted · avoidant · procrastinators · disorganized
Things that obstruct
- hinderersThose who obstruct
- impedimentsThings that obstruct progress
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
gridlock · logjam · clog · jam · overcrowded · impassable · restricted · blocked
packrats
Compulsive keepers of stuff
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
- accumulatorsThings that gather over time
- hoardersExcessive keepers of things
amassers · gatherers · savers · keepers · stockpilers · compulsive · sentimental · attachment · possessions · treasures
jumblers
Those who mix up
litterbugs · untidy · careless · chaotic · sloppy · negligent · haphazard · disorderly · unkempt · slovenly
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
indecisive · helpless · swamped · burdened · frustrated · exhausted · avoidant · procrastinators · disorganized · distracted
blockers
Things that obstruct
- hinderersThose who obstruct
- impedimentsThings that obstruct progress
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
bottleneck · gridlock · logjam · clog · jam · overcrowded · impassable · restricted · blocked · inaccessible
clutterersminimalists
Advocates of deliberate simplicity
declutterers · purgers · downsizers · simplifiers · essentialists
clutterersorganizers
Those who coordinate activities
neat freaks · tidiers · systematizers · filers · sorters