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clear

modif.

Open to the sight or understanding
explicit, plain, manifest; see obvious 1, 2.
Offering little impediment to vision
transparent, crystalline, translucent, lucid, pure, apparent, pellucid, limpid, crystal, thin, crystal clear, unobstructed; see also open 1, 2.
Antonyms opaque*, dark, muddy.
Unclouded
sunny, cloudless, bright, rainless; see fair 3.
Discernible
distinct, precise, sharp; see definite 2.
Freed from legal charges
free, guiltless, cleared, exonerated, blameless, innocent, uncensurable, sinless, exculpated, dismissed, discharged, absolved.
Antonyms accused, charged*, blamed.
Audible
loud enough to be heard, distinct, definite; see audible.

clear suggests freedom from cloudiness, haziness, muddiness, etc., either literally or figuratively a clear liquid, clear logic; transparent suggests such clearness that objects on the other side (or by extension, meanings, etc.) may be seen distinctly plate glass is transparent, a transparent lie; translucent implies the admission of light, but so diffused that objects on the other side cannot be clearly distinguished stained glass is translucent; pellucid suggests the sparkling clearness of crystal a slab of pellucid ice, pellucid writing

in the clear*

guiltless, not suspected, cleared, exonerated; see free 2, innocent 1, pardoned.

clear Synonyms

clear

v.

To free from uncertainty
clear up, relieve, clarify; see explain.
To free from obstacles
disentangle, rid, unloose, unblock; see free 2, open 2, remove 1.
To free from contents
clean, unload, unpack, evacuate; see empty 1, 2, remove 1.
To free from guilt
acquit, discharge, get off the hook*; see absolve, excuse, free 1, release.
To profit
realize, net, make; see profit 2, receive 1.

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Another word for clear

adjective

Free from clouds or mist, for example:
cloudless, fair, fine¹, sunny, unclouded. See clear
Free from what obscures or dims:
crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, transparent. See clear, touch
Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen:
crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, translucent, transparent. See clear
Free from flaws or blemishes:
flawless, unblemished, unmarked. See beautiful
Free from obstructions:
free, open, unblocked, unimpeded, unobstructed. See open
Readily seen, perceived, or understood:
apparent, clear-cut, crystal clear, distinct, evident, manifest, noticeable, observable, obvious, patent, plain, pronounced, visible. See see
Clearly defined; not ambiguous:
distinct, sharp, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable. See clear
Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety:
broad, obvious, patent, plain, unmistakable, unsubtle. See clear, see
Without any doubt:
clear-cut, decided, definite, distinct, pronounced, unquestionable. See certain
Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed:
categorical, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, express, positive, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal. See clear
Freed from contact or connection:
free. See free, strike
Containing nothing:
bare, blank, empty, vacant, vacuous, void. See full

verb

To become brighter or fairer.
Also used with up: brighten, lighten¹. See clear
To make clear or clearer.
Also used with up: clarify, elucidate, illuminate, illustrate. Idiom: shed (or throw) light on (or upon). See clear
To rid of obstructions:
free, open, unblock. See open
To make or keep (an area) clean and orderly.
Also used with up: clean (up), neaten (up), police, spruce (up), straighten (up), tidy (up). See order
To free from an entanglement:
disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, extricate, untangle. See free
To remove the contents of:
clean out, empty (out), evacuate, vacate, void. See full
To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:
disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, shake off, throw off, unburden. (Slang) shake. See keep
To destroy all traces of:
abolish, annihilate, blot out, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill¹, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root¹ (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to. See help, make
To free from a charge or imputation of guilt:
absolve, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate. (Law) acquit, purge. See law
To pass by or over safely or successfully:
hurdle, negotiate, surmount. See thrive
To set right by giving what is due:
discharge, liquidate, pay (off or up), satisfy, settle, square. See pay
To make as income or profit:
bring in, draw, earn, gain, gross, net², pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield. See money
To be accepted or approved:
carry, pass. See accept

phrasal verb clear out

(Informal)

To leave hastily:

bolt, get out, run. (Informal) get, hotfoot, skedaddle. (Slang) hightail, scram, vamoose. Idioms: beat it, hightail it, hotfoot it , make tracks. See approach

phrasal verb clear up

To find a solution for:

decipher, explain, resolve, solve, unravel. (Informal) dope out, figure out. Idiom: get to the bottom of. See ask, reason

adverb

(Informal)

To the fullest extent: