cluttered
/ˈklʌtəd/adjective
उच्चारण क्लटड
अस्त-व्यस्त, बिखरा हुआ
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~ (with sb/sth)
covered with, or full of, a lot of things or people, in a way that is untidy
अस्त-व्यस्त, बिखरा हुआ
- a cluttered desk
- The tiny shop was so cluttered that customers could hardly move.
- My brother's cluttered bedroom is full of old books and wires.
+ 2 more examples
- The cupboard was so cluttered that I could not find my shoes.
- A cluttered page can make revision harder, so keep your notes neat.
Synonyms untidy messy disordered chaotic jumbled
Opposite tidy neat orderly uncluttered
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cluttered with sth
The adjective is followed by with: a desk cluttered with papers, a room cluttered with old furniture.
इस adjective के बाद 'with' आता है: a desk cluttered with papers।
- The table was cluttered with books.
- Her cupboard is cluttered with old toys.
cluttered + noun
Before a noun it means messy and overfull: a cluttered desk, a cluttered room, a cluttered mind.
Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ अव्यवस्थित और ठसाठस भरा हुआ है: a cluttered desk, a cluttered mind।
- A cluttered desk makes studying difficult.
- The cluttered shop was full of antiques.
clutter (noun and verb)
Clutter is an uncountable noun for untidy things; the verb clutter up means to fill a place untidily.
Clutter अव्यवस्थित चीज़ों के लिए uncountable noun है; verb 'clutter up' का अर्थ किसी स्थान को बेतरतीब भरना है।
- Remove the clutter from your desk.
- Old magazines clutter up the room.
very / too cluttered
Degree words before cluttered are very, too, so, quite. Too much does not fit before an adjective.
Cluttered से पहले very, too, so, quite जैसे शब्द आते हैं। Adjective से पहले 'too much' नहीं आता।
- The room is too cluttered to walk in.
- His desk is very cluttered.
+Collocations 4
cluttered + noun
deskroomtableshelfhousemind
- Her cluttered desk was covered in notes.
adverb + cluttered
hopelesslybadlyveryratheroverly
- The attic was hopelessly cluttered.
cluttered with
paperstoysboxesfurniturebooks
- The garage was cluttered with boxes.
verb + cluttered
lookfeelremaingetbecome
- The room looks cluttered.
“More examples 7
- The balcony was cluttered with old bicycles.
बालकनी पुरानी साइकिलों से अटी पड़ी थी।
- A cluttered desk is a sign of a busy mind, Radhika said.
राधिका ने कहा कि अस्त-व्यस्त मेज़ व्यस्त मन का संकेत है।
- The cluttered shop was hard to walk through.
अव्यवस्थित दुकान में चलना कठिन था।
- He cleared his cluttered mind before the exam.
उसने परीक्षा से पहले अपने उलझे मन को साफ़ किया।
- The cluttered classroom was cleaned after the holidays.
छुट्टियों के बाद अस्त-व्यस्त कक्षा साफ़ की गई।
- A cluttered website confuses first-time users.
अव्यवस्थित website पहली बार आने वालों को उलझा देती है।
- Radhika cleared the cluttered shelf before her exam preparation began.
राधिका ने परीक्षा की तैयारी शुरू होने से पहले अटी हुई अलमारी साफ़ की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The table was cluttered by books.
✓ The table was cluttered with books.
Cluttered is followed by with for the things that fill the space.
जगह भरने वाली चीज़ों के लिए 'cluttered' के बाद 'with' आता है।
✗ His desk is too much cluttered.
✓ His desk is too cluttered.
Too modifies an adjective directly; too much cannot be used before it.
'Too' adjective को सीधे modify करता है; उससे पहले 'too much' नहीं लगता।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
clut·tered
?Which word?
Keep the untidy words together: cluttered (full of things in an untidy way), messy, disordered, jumbled (mixed in an untidy way), in disarray (untidy and disorganized), higgledy-piggledy (informal).
अस्त-व्यस्तता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: cluttered (चीज़ों से अव्यवस्थित भरा), messy, disordered, jumbled (अव्यवस्थित मिला हुआ), in disarray (अस्त-व्यस्त और असंगठित), higgledy-piggledy (अनौपचारिक)।
§Grammar and usage
Cluttered with sth ('cluttered with books').
Cluttered के बाद 'with' आता है: 'cluttered with sth' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ से बेतरतीब ढंग से भरा हुआ, जैसे 'cluttered with books' (किताबों से अटा पड़ा)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Exam tip: a cluttered study table reduces focus.
परीक्षा युक्ति: अस्त-व्यस्त पढ़ाई की मेज़ ध्यान कम करती है।