Meanings
noundeclutter (countable and uncountable, plural declutters)
plural declutters
- countableuncountableThe act or process of removing clutter; a decluttering.
verbdeclutter (third-person singular simple present declutters, present participle decluttering, simple past and past participle decluttered)
present singular third person declutters · participle present decluttering · participle past decluttered · past decluttered
- ambitransitiveTo remove clutter from, to tidy.
I decluttered my living room.
1 more example
The first phase of the station facelift includes decluttering the ticket office, a brighter concourse, and a longer London-bound platform canopy.
2022 January 26, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Southern”, in RAIL, number 949, page 28
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishclutter
- Englishdeclutter
Translations
Finnish siivota, siistiä
- siivotaTranslations
- siistiäTranslations
French désencombrer
- désencombrerTranslations
German aufräumen, entrümpeln
- aufräumenTranslations
- entrümpelnTranslations
Hungarian lomtalanít, selejtez
- lomtalanítTranslations
- selejtezTranslations
Russian наводить порядок
- наводить порядок (navoditʹ porjadok)Translations
Spanish desbrozar, desembrozar
- desbrozarTranslations
- desembrozarTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
declutter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declutter
MLA
“declutter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declutter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “declutter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declutter.
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