smother vs clutter

smother and clutter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smother	Yes	No	Yes	No
clutter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, smother and clutter are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of smother include fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter.

smother (noun)	clutter (noun)
a stifling cloud of smoke	unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
a confused multitude of things	a confused multitude of things

smother (verb)	clutter (verb)
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing	fill a space in a disorderly way
suppress in order to conceal or hide
envelop completely
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
form an impenetrable cover over