decluttering
Clearing out stuff
Decluttering is the process of removing unnecessary items from a space—clearing out closets, drawers, garages, or entire homes.
The word emerged alongside minimalist lifestyle trends and organizing methods: I spent the weekend decluttering the garage.
It extends to non-physical domains: decluttering your schedule, your inbox, your mind.
Arranging into sequence
- binsReceptacles for storage
- containersObjects for holding things
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
- storageSpace for keeping goods
drawers · labels · closet · categorize · arrange · systemize · compartmentalize · baskets
Connection or fondness
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- freedomAbsence of constraint
lightness · relief · clarity · peace · burden · nostalgia · anxiety · catharsis
Deliberately throw out
- donateGive to charity
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- disposalAct of throwing away
- eliminateRemove completely
jettison · offload · shed · clear-out · toss · dump · recycle · giveaway
Doctrine of fixed natures
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
simplicity · sparse · functional · pared-down · restraint · selectivity · unadorned · purposeful
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- binsReceptacles for storage
- containersObjects for holding things
- shelvesHorizontal storage platforms
storage · drawers · labels · closet · categorize · arrange · systemize · compartmentalize · baskets · boxes
attachment
Connection or fondness
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
freedom · lightness · relief · clarity · peace · burden · nostalgia · anxiety · catharsis · liberation
discard
Deliberately throw out
eliminate · jettison · offload · shed · clear-out · toss · dump · recycle · giveaway · yard-sale
essentialism
Doctrine of fixed natures
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
streamlined · simplicity · sparse · functional · pared-down · restraint · selectivity · unadorned · purposeful
straightening
Making something not crooked
- neatnessState of being tidy
- orderlinessMethodical arrangement of things
- spotlessCompletely free of marks
arranging · folding · sprucing · aligning · surfaces · countertops · tabletops · put-away · homes
closets
Enclosed clothing storage spaces
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- atticSpace beneath the roof
- basementSubterranean building level
pantry · wardrobe · office · bedroom · kitchen · bathroom · entryway · mudroom · shed · cabinets
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- householdhome, house, kitchen, apartment, bathroom
- life skillsreading, writing, cooking, cleaning, laundry
- cleanupdebris removal, litter removal, junk removal, waste disposal, litter pickup
- declutteringorganizing, donating, purging, discarding, donation
declutteringhoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
accumulating · stockpiling · amassing · collecting · acquiring
declutteringcluttering
Disorganizing with excess items
making a mess · messing up · trashing · disorganizing · littering
- decluttering toolsAids for removing excess
clutter, uncluttered, declutter, decluttered, declutters, unclutters, uncluttering