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clear
adjective
- 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 Similar: broad, unsubtle, clear-cut, distinct, trenchant, limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous, prima facie, unmistakable, vivid - free from confusion or doubt; "a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
Similar: clearheaded, clear-thinking - affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"
Synonyms: open Similar: unobstructed - free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
Antonyms: opaque Similar: crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent, hyaline, hyaloid, liquid, limpid, unfrosted, translucent, semitransparent, unclouded - free from contact or proximity or connection; "we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"
Similar: free - characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt); "a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
Similar: untroubled - (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"
Synonyms: clean, light, unclouded Similar: pure - (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"
Synonyms: unmortgaged Similar: unencumbered - 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"
Synonyms: clean-cut, clear-cut Similar: distinct - accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values"
Synonyms: well-defined Antonyms: ill-defined, unclear - free from clouds or mist or haze; "on a clear day"
Antonyms: cloudy Similar: bright, shining, shiny, sunshiny, sunny, cloudless, unclouded, fair, serene - free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
Synonyms: clean Similar: unqualified - free from flaw or blemish or impurity; "a clear perfect diamond"
Similar: perfect - clear of charges or deductions; "a clear profit"
Similar: net, nett - easily deciphered
Synonyms: decipherable, readable Similar: legible - freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated"
Synonyms: absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated Similar: innocent, guiltless, clean-handed - characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author"
Synonyms: percipient Similar: discerning - of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
Similar: unblemished
noun
- the state of being free of suspicion; "investigation showed that he was in the clear"
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
Synonyms: open
adverb
- completely; "read the book clear to the end"; "slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"
Synonyms: all the way - in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear"
Synonyms: clearly
verb
- rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
Synonyms: unclutter Antonyms: clutter, clutter up - make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest"
- become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
Synonyms: brighten, clear up, light up Antonyms: overcast, cloud - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
Synonyms: authorise, authorize, pass - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
- go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
Synonyms: pass - be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days"
Antonyms: bounce - go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon"
- pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
Synonyms: top - make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
Synonyms: clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out - free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock"
- clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk"
- yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
Synonyms: net - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"
Synonyms: net, sack, sack up - 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"
Synonyms: bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in - sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
- pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
Synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate Antonyms: convict - settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt"
Synonyms: solve - make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering"
- rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer"
- remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat"
- remove the occupants of; "Clear the building"
- free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
Synonyms: clear up
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