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littering

VERB

make a mess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clutter scatter strew

STRONG

confuse derange dirty disarrange disarray disorder jumble

WEAK

mess up

Antonyms

STRONG

arrange clear up order organize

WEAK

clean up tidy

Example Sentences

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Owen Derbyshire, chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy, said the data seen by his team showed a "significant and quite dramatic uptick" in littering on Welsh streets.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Saito and other residents, meanwhile, have complained about littering.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Footage broadcast by Iranian state media on Tuesday has shattered glass littering the palace, with damage also visible to the parts of the exterior and solid wooden doors.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

In some tourist-heavy areas, littering is on the rise, leading some local officials to rethink waste management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Mama put some cane chairs out there along with a crate with an ashtray so they’d stop littering her yard.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez