Another word for clear
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Adjective
Free from clouds or mist, for example
- Exposed to or abounding in sunshine:
- Cheerful; genial:
- Of superior quality, skill, or appearance:
- Excellent in character or ability:
- Very small in size, weight, or thickness:
- Of pleasing appearance, especially because of a pure or fresh quality; comely.
- Light in color, especially blond:
- Of light complexion:
- free from clouds; clear; bright
See also:Free from what obscures or dims
- Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material.
- Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.
- So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.
- Transparent.
- Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.
- Transparently clear in style or meaning:
- Clearly expressed; easily understood:
- Thinking or expressing oneself clearly, especially between periods of confusion; clearheaded:
- Brightly lit; luminous:
- Characterized by transparent clearness; pellucid.
- Free from clouds or haze:
- Easily intelligible; clear:
- Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.
- Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.
- Absolutely clear; pellucid:
Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen
- Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material.
- Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.
- So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.
- Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
- Transparent.
- Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.
- Transparently clear in style or meaning:
- Clearly expressed; easily understood:
- Thinking or expressing oneself clearly, especially between periods of confusion; clearheaded:
- Brightly lit; luminous:
- Characterized by transparent clearness; pellucid.
- Free from clouds or haze:
- Easily intelligible; clear:
- Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.
- Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.
- Absolutely clear; pellucid:
See also:Free from flaws or blemishes
- Not bearing an identifying mark:
- Not observed or noticed.
- Lacking blemishes or faults:
- Being entirely without flaw or imperfection.
See also:Free from obstructions
- Free from obstructions; clear:
- Free from obstructions.
- Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
- Affording unobstructed passage or view:
- Having no protecting or concealing cover:
- Not imprisoned or confined:
- Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
- Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:
See also:Readily seen, perceived, or understood
- Possible to see; perceptible to the eye:
- Obvious to the eye:
- Being often in the public view; conspicuous.
- Spoken; voiced.
- Strongly marked; distinct:
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- Letters patent.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Easily perceived or understood; apparent.
- Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent:
- Possible to observe:
- Deserving or worthy of note; noteworthy:
- A physical property, such as weight or temperature, that can be observed or measured directly, as distinguished from a quantity, such as work or entropy, that must be derived from observed quantities.
- Evident; observable:
- Worthy of notice; significant:
- Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
- To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal:
- To record in a ship's manifest.
- Easily perceived or understood; obvious.
- Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
- Easily perceived by the senses:
- Clearly defined; unquestionable:
- Absolutely clear; pellucid:
- Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined:
- Not ambiguous; clear and obvious:
- Having been logged by clear-cutting.
- Readily seen; visible:
- Readily understood; clear or obvious:
- Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming:
See also:Clearly defined; not ambiguous
- Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious:
- Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous:
- Having or exhibiting no ambiguity or uncertainty; clear.
- Having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing.
- Having clear form and detail:
- Terminating in an edge or a point:
- Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
- Easily perceived by the senses:
- Clearly defined; unquestionable:
See also:Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety
- Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious:
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- Letters patent.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Easily perceived or understood; apparent.
- Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent:
- Wide in extent from side to side:
- Large in expanse; spacious:
- Having a certain width from side to side:
Without any doubt
- Beyond question or doubt.
- Spoken; voiced.
- Strongly marked; distinct:
- Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete:
- Easily perceived by the senses:
- Clearly defined; unquestionable:
- Clearly defined; explicitly precise:
- Forthright and unambiguous:
- Clearly developed or firmly decided:
- Without doubt or question; definite:
- Free from hesitation or vacillation; resolute.
- Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined:
- Not ambiguous; clear and obvious:
- Having been logged by clear-cutting.
See also:Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed
- Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous:
- Having or exhibiting no ambiguity or uncertainty; clear.
- Explicitly set forth; definite:
- Clear or detailed in communicating:
- Limited, distinctive, or unique:
- Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
- Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
- Strictly distinguished from others; very:
- Characterized by or displaying certainty, acceptance, or affirmation:
- Measured or moving forward or in a direction of increase or progress:
- Desirable, admirable, or beneficial:
- To set forth in words; state:
- To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show:
- To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.
- Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied:
- Fully developed or formulated:
- Forthright and unreserved in expression:
- Clearly defined; explicitly precise:
- Forthright and unambiguous:
- Clearly developed or firmly decided:
- Without doubt or question; definite:
- Free from hesitation or vacillation; resolute.
- Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined:
- Not ambiguous; clear and obvious:
- Having been logged by clear-cutting.
- Being without exception or qualification; absolute:
- Of or relating to a category or categories.
- According to or using categories:
See also:Freed from contact or connection
- Not imprisoned or confined:
- Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
- Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:
Containing nothing
- Containing no matter; empty.
- Not occupied; unfilled.
- Completely lacking; devoid:
- Lacking intelligence; stupid or empty-headed.
- Devoid of substance or meaning; vapid or inane:
- Devoid of expression; vacant:
- Containing nothing; empty:
- Not occupied or put to use:
- Without an incumbent or occupant; unfilled:
- Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing:
- Having no elements or members; null:
- Having no occupants; not being used:
- Devoid of writing, images, or marks:
- Containing no information; unrecorded or erased:
- Having spaces for information to be provided; not completed or filled in:
- Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked:
- Exposed to view; undisguised:
- Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration:
See also:
Verb
To become brighter or fairer.
- To make light or lighter; illuminate or brighten.
- To make (a color) lighter.
- To enlighten.
See also:To make clear or clearer.
- To clarify or explain, as by the use of examples or comparisons:
- To serve as an example or clarification of:
- To provide (a text) with explanatory or decorative images:
- To provide or brighten with light.
- To decorate or hang with lights.
- To make understandable; clarify:
- To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify.
- To explain or clarify something:
See also:To rid of obstructions
- To remove or clear an obstruction from:
- Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
- Affording unobstructed passage or view:
- Having no protecting or concealing cover:
- Not imprisoned or confined:
- Not controlled by obligation or the will of another:
- Not controlled by another country or political power; independent:
See also:To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly.
- Orderly and clean in appearance:
- Given to keeping things clean and in order:
- Adequate; satisfactory:
- To make or become straight or straighter.
- Any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Picea, having flattened or four-angled needlelike leaves, a conic shape, pendulous cones, and soft wood often used for paper pulp.
- Any of various similar or related trees.
- The wood of any of these trees.
- A body of government employees trained in methods of law enforcement and crime prevention and detection and authorized to maintain the peace, safety, and order of the community.
- A body of persons with a similar organization and function:
- Regulation and control of the affairs of a community, especially with respect to maintenance of order, law, health, morals, safety, and other matters affecting the public welfare.
- To put into order; make neat.
See also:To free from an entanglement
- To free from a tangle; disentangle.
- To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.
- To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.
- To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
- Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
- To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free.
- To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.
- To become free of entanglement.
- To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.
- To release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation.
- To free or detach oneself; withdraw.
See also:To remove the contents of
- Containing no matter; empty.
- Not occupied; unfilled.
- Completely lacking; devoid:
- To cease to occupy (a lodging or place); leave:
- To cease to hold (a job or position):
- To make void or annul (an erroneous lower court decision):
- To withdraw or depart from; vacate:
- To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area:
- To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).
- Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing:
- Having no elements or members; null:
- Having no occupants; not being used:
- To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
- (idiomatic) To empty completely; to remove all money or possessions from.
See also:To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable
- To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
- To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
- To brandish or wave, especially in anger:
- To free from or relieve of a burden or trouble:
- To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
- To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
- To lose someone who is tracking you
- To cause (someone) to be free from something; relieve or disencumber:
- To cause a lessening or alleviation of:
- To make less tedious, monotonous, or unpleasant:
- To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
- To set free from confinement or bondage:
- To set free from physical restraint or binding; let go:
- To cause or allow to move away or spread from a source or place of confinement:
- to relieve of a burden; free from a hindrance or annoyance
- To free from something bothersome or encumbering; relieve.
- To relieve (a pack animal, for example) of a burden.
- To free of a burden or trouble:
- To unload:
See also:To destroy all traces of
- (idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate.
- To physically erase something written.
- To do away with; to cause to disappear
- To pull up (a plant and its roots) from the ground.
- To destroy or remove completely; eradicate.
- To force to leave an accustomed or native location.
- to extinguish by stamping.
- (idiomatic) To get rid of, eradicate.
- To extinguish, to stop a process, to kill, to rub out.
- To kill a living being.
- The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food.
- Any of various other underground plant parts, especially an underground stem such as a rhizome, corm, or tuber.
- The embedded part of an organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or nerve, that serves as a base or support.
- To move from a place or position occupied:
- To transfer or convey from one place to another:
- To take off:
- To remove or destroy completely so as to leave no trace.
- To render invisible or unreadable, as by erasing or marking over:
- To remove completely (a body organ or part), as by surgery, disease, or radiation.
- To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.
- To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
- To convert (assets) into cash.
- To put to death:
- To deprive of life:
- To put an end to; extinguish:
- To destroy totally; kill off:
- To render absent or nonexistent:
- To pull up by the roots.
- To cause (a fire or light) to stop burning or shining; put out.
- To put an end to or make extinct; destroy:
- To bring about the extinction of (a conditioned response).
- To get rid of by destroying completely:
- To remove (something written, for example) by rubbing, wiping, or scraping.
- To remove (recorded material) from a magnetic tape or other storage medium:
- To remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or disk, for example):
- To tear up by the roots:
- To get rid of; eliminate:
- Used other than as an idiom: see blot,"Ž out.
- To obscure.
- To make indecipherable; to obliterate
- To destroy completely:
- To reduce to nonexistence:
- To defeat decisively:
- To do away with; put an end to; annul:
- To destroy completely.
Idioms:To free from a charge or imputation of guilt
- To clear (a container or space, for example) of something unclean or unwanted:
- To remove or eliminate (unwanted physical matter):
- To rid (a person or thing) of something unwanted:
- To find not guilty of a criminal offense.
- To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner:
- To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt.
- To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof:
- To defend, maintain, or insist on the recognition of (one's rights, for example).
- To demonstrate or prove the value or validity of; justify:
- To free from blame.
- To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.
- To clear of guilt or blame.
- To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
- To relieve of a requirement or obligation.
- To grant a remission of sin to.
See also:To pass by or over safely or successfully
- To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.
- To ascend to the top of; climb:
- To place something above; top:
- To confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement:
- To arrange or settle by discussion and mutual agreement:
- To transfer (an instrument, such as a promissory note) to another party by means of endorsement.
- A light portable barrier over which competitors must leap in certain races.
- A race in which a series of such barriers must be jumped without the competitors' breaking their stride.
- A leaping step made off one foot as means of maximizing spring at the end of an approach, as to a dive.
See also:To set right by giving what is due
- A plane figure having four equal sides.
- Something having an equal-sided rectangular form:
- A T-shaped or L-shaped instrument for drawing or testing right angles.
- To end or resolve (a dispute, for example) by making a decision or coming to an agreement.
- To resolve (a lawsuit or dispute) by mutual agreement of the parties rather than by court decision.
- To make the determinations and distributions of (a trust).