- clear - clear to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
Antonyms: unclear, bewildering, blurred, clouded, confusing, perplexing, puzzling, obscure, vague
- clear - free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
Antonym: confused (indirect, via clearheaded)
- clear, open - affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"
Antonym: obstructed (indirect, via unobstructed)
- clear - free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
Antonyms: opaque, cloudy, muddy, mirky, murky, turbid, fogged, foggy, frosted, glaucous, milky, milklike, whitish, semiopaque, solid
- clear - free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"
Antonym: unfree (indirect, via free)
- clear - characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
Antonym: troubled (indirect, via untroubled)
- clean, clear, light, unclouded - (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
Antonym: impure (indirect, via pure)
- clear, unmortgaged - (especially of a title) free from any encumberance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law; "I have clear title to this property"
Antonym: encumbered (indirect, via unencumbered)
- clear, clean-cut, clear-cut - clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern"
Antonym: indistinct (indirect, via distinct)
- well-defined, clear - accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values"
- clear - free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"
Antonyms: cloudy, brumous, foggy, hazy, misty, cloud-covered, clouded, overcast, sunless, cloudlike, nebular, dull, gray, grey, leaden, heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening, miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, smoggy
- clean, clear - free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
Antonym: qualified (indirect, via unqualified)
- clear - free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"
Antonym: imperfect (indirect, via perfect)
- clear - clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit"
Antonym: gross (indirect, via net)
- clear, decipherable, readable - easily deciphered
Antonym: illegible (indirect, via legible)
- absolved, clear, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated - freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
Antonym: guilty (indirect, via innocent)
- clear, percipient - characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author"
Antonym: undiscerning (indirect, via discerning)
- clear - of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
Antonym: blemished (indirect, via unblemished)
- clear, all the way - completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
- clearly, clear - in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear"
- clear - the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
--1 is a kind of innocence
Derived form: verb clear18 - open, clear - a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
--2 is a kind of area, country
Derived forms: verb clear2, verb clear1, verb clear5
- unclutter, clear - rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun clear2
They clear the path of the snow
- clear - make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
--2 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun clear2, noun clearing1
Somebody ----s something
- clear up, clear, light up, brighten - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
It is ----ing
- authorize, authorise, pass, clear - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
--4 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun clearance3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
--5 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun clear2, noun clearing1
They clear the snow from the path
- pass, clear - go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
--6 is one way to succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- clear - be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days"
Antonyms: bounce
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- clear - go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
--8 is one way to vanish, disappear, go away
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- clear, top - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
--9 is one way to pass, overtake, overhaul
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun clearance1
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
--10 is one way to clarify, clear up, elucidate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- clear - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"
--11 is one way to free, discharge
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- clear - clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"
--12 is one way to rid, free, disembarrass
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun clearing3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- net, clear - yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
--13 is one way to yield, pay, bear
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- net, sack, sack up, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
--14 is one way to profit, gain, benefit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
--15 is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:
They clear the money
- clear - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
--16 is one way to sell
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- clear - pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"
--17 is one way to pass, clear
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
--18 is one way to pronounce, label, judge
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun clear1, noun clearing2
They want to clear the prisoners
- clear, solve - settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
--19 is one way to settle, square off, square up, determine
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- clear - make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
--20 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun clearing3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- clear - rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"
--21 is one way to empty
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- clear - remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
--22 is one way to take out, move out, remove
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- clear - remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"
--23 is one way to empty
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- clear, clear up - free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
--24 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- clear, top - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"