Clear

/klɪə/

Synonyms for "clear" (1499 found)

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Closest matches (300)

Adjective(75 words)

clean exoneratedabsolute improvementabsolvedacademic clarityacademic terminologyacademic toneaccessibleaccessible energyaccessible energy storageaccessible materialsaccessible resourcesaccessible textaccurate informationairieralgal free pondalrightanalytical descriptorapodeicticapparent claim

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apparent evidenceapparent featureapparent randomnessapparent resultapproachablearticulatory precisionarticulent assertivebasic scientific conceptbasic teaching conceptblamelessblank filecareful energy data valuesclarify clean-cut cleanest cleanliestclear educational valueclear errorclear understandingclear weatherclear-cut cleared clearer clearestcoherent argumentcoherent explanationcoherent findingscoherent logiccoherent unitcoherent unitscolloquial idiomcolorless liquidcolorless materialcolorless pigmentcolorless solutioncommon languagecommunicativecommunicative abilityconcise claimconcise expressionconclusive evidenceconcrete instanceconcrete objectconsonant precisionconversational languagecrispest crispier crispiest crispycrystalline solidcrystalline statedanish skubbedecipherable declarative

above waterabroad absolute absolve absolved abstractaccount foraccumulate acquire acquit acuteadmitting no exceptionadrift afield afloatafoot and lightheartedall abroadall clearall embracingall out

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all pervadingall straightall-embracing all-encompassing all-out all-pervading altogether ameliorate amnesty amortize angelic apodictic apparent appreciable apprehensible approve articulate assured astrayat largeat libertyattic audible axiomatic bald balmy bare barrenbeat itbecome airbornebell-like bestraddle bestride better blameless bland blank bleached blooming blossoming blowblow outbold bolt booming born bounce bound breakbreak loosebreak outbright brightly broad broad-based buck buckjumpburn offcapitalize oncapriolecash in oncast offcast outcasual categorical certain characterless chaste childlike chuck ciceronian clarified clarify clarion classic classical cleanclean cutclean outclean upclean-cut cleanly cleanseclear and distinctclear as crystalclear as dayclear awayclear ofclear offclear outclear the decksclear the hurdleclear upclear-cut cleared clearly close cloudless coherentcoin moneycome alongcome oncommand commercialize complete completely comprehensible comprehensive conclusion conclusive confident congenital connected consistent conspicuous consummate contrastive contrive convinced crispcry sour grapescrystalcrystal clearcrystal-clear crystalline curvet cushycut awaycut downcut loosecut outcut the mustarddeal withdecamp decided decisive decontaminate decrassify

Noun(38 words)

absolute silenceabsolvingarticulate thoughtsbackhoes backspacingbeginner spanish modulebenweedblank recordblanking blanksbody text serif designbrooms bulldozing bushwhacker bushwhacking bussescalm clear waterscart cellophane chops

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clarioningclassroom phrasingclassroom toneclear colorless solutionclear spaceclear teachingclearing clxi communicatingcomplete understandingconcise phrasingconcreteconcrete modelconcrete thingcrystal claritycrystal samplecrystal specimencrystallizing

Verb(26 words)

acquit acquits acquitted acquitting alibied articulating assoil authorise authorize blanked brightenbring inbulldoze bused bushwhackedclear a tableclear the tablesclear upcommunicated findingscrystalise

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crystalize crystalized crystallise crystallize crystallized deciphered

Adverb(2 words)

all the wayclearly

Adjective(1 words)

beautiful

Strong matches (450)

deep dyeddeep-dyed defecate defined definite definitive defray deobstruct depart deplete deport depurate destigmatize detached determinate determined devoid diaphane diaphanous direct

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disappear disburden discernible discernibly discerning discharge disclose disclosed disembarrass disembarrassed disembroil disencumber disengage disengaged disentangle disinvolve dislodge dismissdispense fromdispose ofdistill distilled distinct distinctive distinctlydo justice todominate dovelike downright draindyed-in-the-woolearn ease easyeasy as pieeasygoing edulcorate effortless effulgently egregious eject elegant elementary elide eliminate elucidate elute emancipated emptyempty outengineer entire entirely eradicate essentialize evacuate evanesce evaporate evident exact excavate exculpate excuse exemptexempt fromexhaust exhaustive exile exonerate exonerated expatriate expel explain explicate explicit expose exposed express extract extremity extricate exuberant facile fade fairfar afieldfat faultless featureless filmy filter filtrate final fine finished fixed flatflat outflat-out floating flourishing floweringfly aloftfocus footloosefootloose and fancy-freeforgive forgiven freefree and clearfree and easyfree as airfree offree upfreeborn freed fresh fruiting fully gaingain bygather gauzy getget alongget byget onget outget quit ofget rid ofget shut ofgive absolutionglaring glean glib globalgo offgo ongo-as-you-pleasegoing stronggossamer gossamery graceful gracilegrant amnesty togrant immunitygrant remissiongraphic graspable gross guileless guiltlesshack ithalcyon hard hearablehi fihi-fi high-fidelity hippety-hop hollow honor hop hurdle illuminate illustrate implicit improvein focusin full swingin good casein the clearinane inappealable incontrovertible incorrupt indisputable indubitable ineluctable inevitable innocent insipid intelligible intensive jumpjump offjump overjustify keen knowable lamblike leach leapleap overleapfrog leaveleave the groundlegiblelet golet offliberate liberated lift light light-pervious lightish lightsome limpid liquid liquidate lixiviate loftylook down uponloose loseloud and clearlucent lucid luculent luminous luminously lustrous makemake a killingmake accounts squaremake clearmake itmake moneymake money bymake outmake plainmake the grademanagemanage somehowmanifest melioratemickey mousemilky

Noun(66 words)

definite articledefinite casedeletedelete statementdeletingdirect sowsdirect trafficdirection signsdredgingeasily accessibleeasy to understandempty tableempty topicsenunciatingerase energy dataerase memoryerase progressesexculpatingexemplar sentenceexplicit case

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explicit copulaexplicit nounexplicit purposeexpress supportexpression mediumfanweed firebreak flushes flushing focussingforcefully stated factsfossil imprint detailfrank gangwaygeneral language studyglass bowlglass doorglass jarglass specimen bottleglass surfacegood dictiongrading system criteriagrubbinghard shovehigh contrast visible texthigh school physics coursehurdlesinventory-item descriptionitalian articolarekitchen knifelabeling qualitylaut artikulierenlay friendlyleapfrogs leapslearning materialslearning objective labellofortyx luculusmacroscopic propertiesmajormake roommathematical languagematter of factmatter-of-fact stylemeasure educational impact

Adjective(91 words)

definite policydefinite termsdetailed orderdictionarylike digestibledirect relationshipdirect thrustdirect thrustsdirect tonedistinct elementsdistinct featuresdistinct forcesdistinct groupsdistinct persondistinct personsdistinctestdistinctive patterndutch kracht methodearthbound legendseasy problem

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easy taskeasy-to-understandeasy-to-useeffective communicationeideticelectrical terminologyelementary layerelementary science courseseliminate eloquentemphatic styleempty bowlempty datasetempty fileempty layoutempty recordempty troughevident conclusionevident differenceevident factevident growthevident patternevident resultevident resultsevident trendexculpatedexpert microbiology lessonexplain explainableexplanatory writingexplicit agreementexplicit instructionexplicit knowledgeexplicit propositionflat groundnessfluent focusedformatted reportfree website templatefriendly classroomfriendly earthling storyfriendly termgeometric minimalismglass-made glassiest glassygood communicatorgood document organizationhigh contrast visualshigh-quality household-friendly iconic innocentinstructional characteristicinstructional clarityinstructional stepsinstructional toolintuitivekid friendly biologylight limpidlinguistic simplicityliteral writing stylelogical conclusionlogical flowlogical organizationmarked differencemass appealmath-literate meaningfulmodel-organism data visualization

Verb(35 words)

deice deletedelete recorddeletesdestroy datadischarge disencumbered disencumbers disentangled dispel dispelled dispels displayed earn elucidate enlighten eraseerase board markserase historyevicts

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excreting exculpate exonerate exonerates explicatedexpress clearlyexpress ideasfocussed gain hurdled illuminatelight upmaintain narrative coherencemake manifested

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Adjective(160 words)

modern codemodern prose stylenavigable neatest nitidnonacademic categorynoncritical artnontechnical aidsnontechnical languagenontechnical termsnontechnical wordobservable cueobvious factobvious flawokay openopen routeorganizational conceptorganized bodyperceptible property

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percipientphotographic recordsphysical objectplainplain clothingplain color patternplain fabricplain front decorationplain language explanationsplain language materialsplain layoutplain materialsplain proseplain textplain-language summariesplainer plainestplainest layoutplainspokenplainspoken explanationpositive descriptorpositive examplepractical narrativepragmatic importanceprecise descriptorprecise energy valueprecise mass measurementprecise measureprecise phrasingprecise reasoningprecise resultsprecise ruleprecise speechprecise vocabulary usagepresentable slidesprofessional fluencyproper postingprosaic writingpurest puzzle-free readablereadable designreadable interfacereadable passagesreadable prosereadable scriptreadable serif fontreadable tagremove roger savviestscientific phrasingsee-throughsee-through plasticsharp incensesheer paintshown evidencesimplesimple activitysimple calculationssimple definitionssimple languagesimple livingsimple modifiersimple prosesimple sentencessimple subjectsimple termssimple vocabularysober specific straightforwardstrong hintstrong language trainingstrong sense of matteringstructural qualitystructured deliverytangible exploration tasktangible featurestangible thingtextbook layouttextual qualitytidy traceabletranslated materialstransparenttransparent election processtransparent materialstransparent pigmentunambiguous conclusionunambiguous descriptionunambiguous directiveunambiguous signalunambiguous termunblockunburied contextunclouded uncluttereduncolored materialunconcealeduncontrived lookunderstandable unembellishedunencoded labelunfrictional designunfrosted paneunhurried unmarked unmortgagedunobstructed bile flowunornamented designunpolluted unshadowed unsilenced unspottedusable fuelverbal articulationverbal skill developmentvindicated visibility-focusedvisible cometvisible cuevisible reactionvisible traitvisual clarityvisual presentationvivid colorsvoid consentwash weightlesswell defined problemwell preserved imprintwell reasoned claimwell-defined well-spoken writtenwritten articlewritten claritywritten communicationzero friction

Noun(97 words)

more coherentmore distinctmore evidentmore unmistakablemost evidentmost helpfulmost pedagogicalmost plain-languagemost readablemost usablemuckrake nonexpert nonphysicist nonpuzzlenontechnical descriptornontechnical discoursenullsobservable indicatoropenopen meeting rules

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open to allordering workfloworganized curriculumorganized systempassesplain designsplain featureplain languageplain language instructionplain-language documentplain-language guideplain-language textplain-language writingplainly writtenportuguese articularportuguese polidoprecise measurementpronounced differenceput forwardrake rakingreadily apparentreading abilityrefreshing resetssafety instructionscience notebook observationscientifically rigorousset beliefssettlesshort sentence textshoveling shovelling signalsignaled intentsimple explanationsimple sentencesimply wordedsound unitspeech related traitsqueegeeingstate your positionstudent friendly prototype designsweeptangible assetsteaching claritytext qualitytextbooktextbook registerthumbnail layout designtransparent glaze pigmentuploadeduser friendlyuser friendly designuser friendly interfacevernacular vindicatingvisible incidentvisible textvisual communicationsvisual displayvoid a formvoid spacevoiding voidsvoltage check passvowel claritywaltz weeding weedswell defined functionwipe wipeswritten linewritten messagewritten mode of communicationzeroing

Adverb(5 words)

more usable interfacemore usable resourcesmost voidwell aligned projectwell organized classroom

Determiner(6 words)

most evident factormost signalno fault detected logno fault detected summarythe trivial pointtwo distinct persons

muddle throughnaked natural neat necessary negotiate net nonopaque nonprosnot guiltynothing to itnoticeable nullnull and voidobservable obtain obvious offenseless omnibus omnipresent

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on the looseopalescent openopen upopen-and-shutopenhandedout of debtout-and-outoutlaw outright outtop over overarch overjump overleap overlook overshadow overskip overt overtop painless palmy palpable pardon patefy patent paypay in fullpay offpay the billpay the shotpay uppeekaboo pellucid perceivable perceptible perceptibly perceptive percolate peremptory perfect perfectlyperfectly sureperspicacious perspicuous pervasivepick outpick uppictorial piping plainplain as daypleasant plumb polished positive pouncepounce onpounce uponpound precise predestined predetermined prelapsarian pristine profit prominent prominently pronounced prospering public published pure purge purified purifyput in orderput overput throughquash the chargequitquit ofquite radiantly radical rainless rake rationalize readable realizerealize onreceive recognizable rectified rectify redeem refine refined regular rehabilitate reinstate release released relucent remit remove repay reproachless restore restrained retire reveal revealing rickety ridrid ofrise aboveroot outroot uprosy rotate roundrule outrun offsans reprochesatisfyscot freescot-free scourscour outscramscrape alongscreen secure see-through seeable self-esteem self-evident self-explaining self-explanatory sensible sensitive separate sereneset freeset in ordersettleshake offshaky sharpshed ofsheer shining shiny shriveshut ofsieve sift simplesimple as abcsink sinlessski jumpskip slam slap sleek smooth soft solve solvent sparkling spiritualize spring squaresquare accountsstabilize staring stark starkly startstart asidestart upsteeplechase straightstraight outstraight-out straightforward strainstrike a balancestrike offstrike outstrong sublimate sublime succeedsucceed insunlit sunny sunshine sunshiny suresure enoughsure-enough surmount sweepsweep outsweeping swingswing the dealtaketake offtake uptangible tasteful taxitear looseterse thin thorough thoroughgoing thrivingthrough and throughthrough-and-throughthrow offthrow overthrow overboardtidy upto be seentop total totallytower abovetower overtranslucent translucid transparent transpicuous trim true tryturn a pennyturn to accountturn to profitubiquitous unadulterated unaffected unalloyed unambiguous unanchored unattached unblemished unblended unblock unblocked unbound unburden unburdened unburdensome uncase uncircumscribed unclench unclog unclogged unclosed unclouded unclutch unclutter uncombined uncommitted uncomplicated uncompounded unconditional unconfused uncork uncorrupted uncover uncovered uncurtain undarkened undefiled understandable understandably undiluted undisguised undisputed undo undone undoubting undrape unembarrassed unencumbered unengaged unequivocal unfallen unfastened unfixed unfold unfortified unfoul unhampered unhandicapped unhesitating unhidden unhindered unimpeded unindebted uninvolved universal univocal unknot unlabored unladen unlapsed unlatch unleavened unlimited unlock unmingled unmistakable unmitigated unmixed unobscured unobstructed unowing unplug unprevented unqualified unquestionable unquestioned unquestioning unravel unrelieved unreserved unrestricted unroll unscarred unscramble unseal unsheathe unshut unsnarl unsophisticated unstop unstopped unstuck untangle untie untied untingeduntouched by eviluntrammeled untwine unveil unwaivable unwavering unwrap updive upleap upspring utter utterly vacant vacate vacuity vacuous vanish vault vent veritable vigorous vindicate visible vivid void warrantweed outwell well-defined well-marked well-pronounced well-resolved white whitewash whole wholesale wholly widewide openwide-open win winnowwith clean handswith nothing insidewithdrawwithdraw the chargewithout contentwithout exceptionwithout reproachwithout reserveworry along

Verb(60 words)

net nullified nullifiesopen a dooropen plainpaid pass popularized processedpull inpulling diagrampurgedpurify thoughtsraked rationalized razed realise realize reinitializeremove clutter

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remove objectremoved revealed ridded rids sacksack upsailedshed light onshoveledsignal approvalsignaled snowplowed solvesort outspelled statingstraighten outstreamlined swepttake intoptruncate historyunblocks unclutterunfrost glassunload unloaded unmark unsnarled unstopping unstops untangled untwisted unwrapped vaziar vindicates weeded wiped zapped

How these synonyms differ

evident - 'Evident' is formal and measured, it means the evidence is there for anyone who looks, without the bluntness of 'obvious.'
obvious - 'Obvious' implies that something should require no explanation, overusing it can sound condescending.
plain - 'Plain' strips away ambiguity, plain language, plain truth. It emphasizes directness over elegance.
transparent - 'Transparent' carries connotations of honesty and openness, especially in institutional or political contexts.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

65 entries

acquire act allow alter area bear benefitbring home the baconchange clarify clarityclear upcome throughcountenance country create

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More specific

15 entries

acquittalclean recorddeclutter define dust illustrate okay rogersee-through plasticstraightforward directionstransparent glassunambiguous instructionsunblock wipe yes

Collocations

13 entries

clear answerclear conceptclear evidenceclear exampleclear instructionsclear messageclear pathclear resultclear skyclear thinkingclear understandingclear watercrystal-clear

Inflections

5 entries

cleared clearer clearest clearing clears

Derivations

9 entries

clarity clearance cleared clearer clearest clearing clearly clearness clears

Antonyms

4 entries

bounce cloudy opaque unclear

similar

58 entries

bring inbroad clean-handed clear-cut clear-thinking clearheaded cloudless comprehendible comprehensiblecrystal clearcrystalline definite discerning distinct earn fair

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Translations

13 translations across 7 languages.

Catalan

2 entries

deforestar verb (to fell all trees of a forest)
desboscar verb (to fell all trees of a forest)

Finnish

1 entries

hakata verb (to fell all trees of a forest)

French

2 entries

déboiser verb (to fell all trees of a forest)
raser verb (to fell all trees of a forest)

German

1 entries

roden verb (to fell all trees of a forest)

Māori

3 entries

tāwai verb (to fell all trees of a forest)
waere verb (to fell all trees of a forest)
whakarake verb (to fell all trees of a forest)

Portuguese

2 entries

desflorestar verb (to fell all trees of a forest)
desmatar verb (to fell all trees of a forest)

Spanish

2 entries

deforestar verb (to fell all trees of a forest)
desmontar verb (to fell all trees of a forest)

Sample sentences

89 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.

Source: tatoeba (1989)

At this stage there is still not a clear energy policy for bringing decentralised power to rural areas.

Source: tatoeba (2382)

You must clear the table.

Source: tatoeba (15979)

Clear up your desk a bit.

Source: tatoeba (16220)

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