overclutter

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verb

To clutter to an undesirable extent.

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Meanings

verboverclutter (third-person singular simple present overclutters, present participle overcluttering, simple past and past participle overcluttered)

present singular third person overclutters · participle present overcluttering · participle past overcluttered · past overcluttered

  1. To clutter to an undesirable extent.

    Maintain a healthy amount of “white” space to keep from overcluttering the screen.

    2013, Mike Gondek, Archie Cocke, Photoshop for Digital Video
    1 more example

    […] remember not to overclutter your image or you will lose the feeling of open space that comes with being beneath the sea.

    2011, Steve Beaumont, Drawing the Kraken and Other Sea Monsters, page 26

Origin

From over- + clutter.

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APA

overclutter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclutter

MLA

“overclutter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclutter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overclutter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overclutter.

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