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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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A gaping hole appeared in the terminal roof, with debris littering the floor and structural elements exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

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

Johnson points to the irony of murals dedicated to legendary punk bands the Descendents and Black Flag littering the now-expensive Hermosa Beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

One by one went the boards and the beams, falling to pieces with tinny clattering sounds, littering the wooden floors, the broken chairs, the smashed vases and shattered lanterns.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee