clear
1. the state of being free of suspicion
- investigation showed that he was in the clear
• Hypernyms:
innocence
2. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- finally broke out of the forest into the open
• Syn:
open
• Derivationally related forms:
open (for: open)
• Hypernyms:
area, country
1. rid of obstructions (Freq. 16)
- Clear your desk
• Syn:
unclutter
• Ant:
clutter (for: unclutter)
• See Also:
clear off, clear away
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They clear the path of the snow
2. make a way or path by removing objects (Freq. 5)
- Clear a path through the dense forest
• Derivationally related forms:
clearing
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. grant authorization or clearance for (Freq. 2)
- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
• Syn:
authorize, authorise, pass
• Derivationally related forms:
clearance, pass (for: pass), authorisation (for: authorise), authoriser (for: authorise), authorization (for: authorize), authorizer (for: authorize)
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Hyponyms:
approbate, certificate, approve, O.K., okay,
sanction, declare, license, licence, certify, commission,
validate, formalize, formalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
4. become clear (Freq. 2)
- The sky cleared after the storm
• Syn:
clear up, light up, brighten
• Ant:
overcast (for: clear up)
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- It is ----ing
5. remove (Freq. 2)
- clear the leaves from the lawn
- Clear snow from the road
• Derivationally related forms:
clearing
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Hyponyms:
denude, bare, denudate, strip, clear-cut,
stump, deforest, disforest, disafforest
• Verb Group:
unclutter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They clear the snow from the path
6. go unchallenged;
be approved (Freq. 1)
- The bill cleared the House
• Syn:
pass
• Hypernyms:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
7. be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts (Freq. 1)
- The check will clear within 2 business days
• Ant:
bounce
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
8. go away or disappear (Freq. 1)
- The fog cleared in the afternoon
• Hypernyms:
vanish, disappear, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
9. pass by, over, or under without making contact (Freq. 1)
- the balloon cleared the tree tops
• Syn:
top
• Derivationally related forms:
top (for: top), clearance
• Hypernyms:
pass, overtake, overhaul
• Hyponyms:
hop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
10. make free from confusion or ambiguity;
make clear (Freq. 1)
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
• Syn:
clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize,
crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
• Derivationally related forms:
elucidative (for: elucidate), lucidity (for: elucidate), elucidation (for: elucidate), illumination (for: illuminate)
• Hypernyms:
clarify, clear up, elucidate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
11. free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
- Clear the ship and let it dock
• Hypernyms:
free, discharge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
- clear the water before it can be drunk
• Derivationally related forms:
clearing
• Hypernyms:
rid, free, disembarrass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
13. yield as a net profit
- This sale netted me $1 million
• Syn:
net
• Derivationally related forms:
net (for: net)
• Hypernyms:
yield, pay, bear
• Verb Group:
net, sack, sack up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
14. make as a net profit
- The company cleared $1 million
• Syn:
net, sack, sack up
• Hypernyms:
profit, gain, benefit
• Verb Group:
gain, take in, make, earn, realize,
realise, pull in, bring in, net
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
15. sell
- We cleared a lot of the old model cars
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
sell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
16. pass an inspection or receive authorization
- clear customs
• Hypernyms:
pass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
17. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
• Syn:
acquit, assoil, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
• Ant:
convict (for: acquit)
• Derivationally related forms:
exculpatory (for: exculpate), exculpation (for: exculpate), exonerative (for: exonerate), exoneration (for: exonerate), clearing, acquittal (for: acquit)
• Hypernyms:
pronounce, label, judge
• Hyponyms:
vindicate, whitewash, purge
• Entailment:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody of something
- They want to clear the prisoners
18. 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
• Syn:
gain, take in, make, earn, realize,
realise, pull in, bring in
• Derivationally related forms:
earner (for: earn), gainer (for: gain)
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
eke out, squeeze out, profit, turn a profit, rake off,
take home, bring home, rake in, shovel in, gross, yield,
pay, bear
• Verb Group:
net, sack, sack up, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They clear the money
19. settle, as of a debt
- clear a debt
- solve an old debt
• Syn:
solve
• Derivationally related forms:
solvent (for: solve)
• Hypernyms:
settle, square off, square up, determine
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
20. make clear, bright, light, or translucent
- The water had to be cleared through filtering
• Derivationally related forms:
clearing
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
21. rid of instructions or data
- clear a memory buffer
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
empty
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
22. remove (people) from a building
- clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
• Hypernyms:
take out, move out, remove
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
23. remove the occupants of
- Clear the building
• Hypernyms:
empty
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
24. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
- Clear the throat
• Syn:
clear up
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
1. readily apparent to the mind (Freq. 55)
- 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
• Ant:
unclear
• Similar to:
broad, unsubtle, clear-cut, distinct, trenchant,
limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous,
prima facie, unmistakable, vivid
• See Also:
comprehensible, comprehendible, definite, distinct, unambiguous
• Derivationally related forms:
clarity, clearness
• Attrubites:
clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity
2. free from confusion or doubt (Freq. 8)
- a complex problem requiring a clear head
- not clear about what is expected of us
• Similar to:
clearheaded, clear-thinking
• Derivationally related forms:
clearness
3. affording free passage or view (Freq. 6)
- a clear view
- a clear path to victory
- open waters
- the open countryside
• Syn:
open
• Similar to:
unobstructed
• Derivationally related forms:
open (for: open), openness (for: open), clarity
4. allowing light to pass through (Freq. 4)
- clear water
- clear plastic bags
- clear glass
- the air is clear and clean
• Ant:
opaque
• Similar to:
crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid,
transparent, hyaline, hyaloid, liquid, translucent, semitransparent,
unclouded, unfrosted
• Derivationally related forms:
clarity, clearness
• Attrubites:
clearness, clarity, uncloudedness
5. free from contact or proximity or connection (Freq. 3)
- we were clear of the danger
- the ship was clear of the reef
• Similar to:
free
6. characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt) (Freq. 1)
- a clear conscience
- regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes
• Similar to:
untroubled
7. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
clean, light, unclouded
• Similar to:
pure
• Derivationally related forms:
uncloudedness (for: unclouded), clarity, clearness
8. (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law (Freq. 1)
- I have clear title to this property
• Syn:
unmortgaged
• Similar to:
unencumbered
9. clear and distinct to the senses;
easily perceptible (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
clean-cut, clear-cut
• Similar to:
distinct
• Derivationally related forms:
clearcutness (for: clear-cut), clearness
10. accurately stated or described
- a set of well-defined values
• Syn:
well-defined
• Ant:
ill-defined (for: well-defined)
• Derivationally related forms:
clarity, clearness
11. free from clouds or mist or haze
- on a clear day
• Ant:
cloudy
• Similar to:
cloudless, unclouded, fair, serene
• Derivationally related forms:
clarity, clearness
• Topics:
meteorology
12. free from flaw or blemish or impurity
- a clear perfect diamond
- the clear complexion of a healthy young woman
• Similar to:
perfect
• Derivationally related forms:
clearness
13. clear of charges or deductions
- a clear profit
• Similar to:
net, nett
14. easily deciphered
• Syn:
decipherable, readable
• Similar to:
legible
• Derivationally related forms:
readability (for: readable), clarity, clearness
15. freed from any question of guilt
- is absolved from all blame
- was now clear of the charge of cowardice
- his official honor is vindicated
• Syn:
absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated
• Similar to:
innocent, guiltless, clean-handed
• Derivationally related forms:
clearness
16. free of restrictions or qualifications
- a clean bill of health
- a clear winner
• Syn:
clean
• Similar to:
unqualified
17. characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
- clear mind
- a percipient author
• Syn:
percipient
• Similar to:
discerning
• Derivationally related forms:
perceive (for: percipient), clearness
1. completely (Freq. 3)
- read the book clear to the end
- slept clear through the night
- there were open fields clear to the horizon
• Syn:
all the way
2. in an easily perceptible manner
- could be seen clearly under the microscope
- She cried loud and clear
• Syn:
clearly
• Derived from adjective:
clear (for: clearly)
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