Definition: a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
Usage: finally broke out of the forest into the open
Definition: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
Usage: it was a mountainous area; Bible country
Synonyms: clear
Definition: the state of being free of suspicion
Usage: investigation showed that he was in the clear
Similar words: innocence
Definition: a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
Usage: the trial established his innocence
Definition: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
Usage: Clear the throat
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Definition: rid of obstructions
Usage: Clear your desk
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: clear
Definition: remove
Usage: clear the leaves from the lawn; Clear snow from the road
Similar words: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Synonyms: clear
Definition: make a way or path by removing objects
Usage: Clear a path through the dense forest
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: clear
Definition: remove the occupants of
Usage: Clear the building
Similar words: empty
Definition: make void or empty of contents
Usage: Empty the box; The alarm emptied the building
Synonyms: clear
Definition: remove (people) from a building
Usage: clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
Similar words: remove, move out, take out
Definition: cause to leave
Usage: The teacher took the children out of the classroom
Synonyms: clear
Definition: rid of instructions or data
Usage: clear a memory buffer
Similar words: empty
Definition: make void or empty of contents
Usage: Empty the box; The alarm emptied the building
Synonyms: clear
Definition: make clear, bright, light, or translucent
Usage: The water had to be cleared through filtering
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, illuminate, elucidate, enlighten
Definition: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Usage: Could you clarify these remarks?; Clear up the question of who is at fault
Similar words: clarify, clear up, elucidate
Definition: make clear and (more) comprehensible
Usage: clarify the mystery surrounding her death
Definition: settle, as of a debt
Usage: clear a debt; solve an old debt
Similar words: square off, square up, settle, determine
Definition: settle conclusively; come to terms
Usage: We finally settled the argument
Synonyms: pass, authorise, authorize, clear
Definition: grant authorization or clearance for
Usage: Clear the manuscript for publication; The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
Similar words: let, countenance, permit, allow
Definition: consent to, give permission
Usage: She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband; I won't let the police search her basement; I cannot allow you to see your exam
Synonyms: acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear
Definition: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Usage: The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
Similar words: pronounce, label, judge
Definition: pronounce judgment on
Usage: They labeled him unfit to work here
Synonyms: clear
Definition: pass an inspection or receive authorization
Usage: clear customs
Definition: pass by, over, or under without making contact
Usage: the balloon cleared the tree tops
Similar words: overhaul, overtake, pass
Definition: travel past
Usage: The sports car passed all the trucks
Synonyms: clear
Definition: go away or disappear
Usage: The fog cleared in the afternoon
Similar words: vanish, go away, disappear
Definition: become invisible or unnoticeable
Usage: The effect vanished when day broke
Synonyms: clear
Definition: sell
Usage: We cleared a lot of the old model cars
Similar words: sell
Definition: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
Usage: He sold his house in January; She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit
Synonyms: clear, bring in, take in, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, pull in
Definition: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Usage: 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
Definition: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Usage: She got a lot of paintings from her uncle; They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Get permission to take a few days off from work
Synonyms: sack, sack up, net, clear
Definition: make as a net profit
Usage: The company cleared $1 million
Similar words: profit, gain, benefit
Definition: derive a benefit from
Usage: She profited from his vast experience
Definition: yield as a net profit
Usage: This sale netted me $1 million
Similar words: pay, yield, bear
Definition: bring in
Usage: interest-bearing accounts; How much does this savings certificate pay annually?
Synonyms: clear
Definition: clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
Usage: clear the water before it can be drunk
Synonyms: clear
Definition: free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
Usage: Clear the ship and let it dock
Definition: go unchallenged; be approved
Usage: The bill cleared the House
Similar words: win, succeed, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods
Definition: attain success or reach a desired goal
Usage: The enterprise succeeded; We succeeded in getting tickets to the show; she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
Synonyms: clear
Definition: readily apparent to the mind
Usage: 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
Similar words: broad, unsubtle
Definition: lacking subtlety; obvious
Usage: gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave
Similar words: trenchant, clear-cut, distinct
Definition: clearly or sharply defined to the mind
Usage: clear-cut evidence of tampering; Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest; trenchant distinctions between right and wrong
Similar words: crystal clear, limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, perspicuous
Definition: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
Usage: writes in a limpid style; lucid directions; a luculent oration- Robert Burton; pellucid prose; a crystal clear explanation; a perspicuous argument
Similar words: prima facie
Definition: as it seems at first sight
Usage: a prima facie case of murder
Similar words: unmistakable
Definition: clearly evident to the mind
Usage: his opposition to slavery was unmistakable
Similar words: vivid
Definition: having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience
Usage: a vivid recollection
Synonyms: clear
Definition: allowing light to pass through
Usage: clear water; clear plastic bags; clear glass; the air is clear and clean
Similar words: pellucid, crystal clear, crystalline, transparent, lucid, limpid
Definition: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
Usage: the cold crystalline water of melted snow; crystal clear skies; could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool; lucid air; a pellucid brook; transparent crystal
Similar words: hyaline, hyaloid
Definition: resembling glass in transparency or translucency
Usage: the morning is as clear as diamond or as hyaline-Sacheverell Sitwell
Definition: clear and bright
Usage: the liquid air of a spring morning; eyes shining with a liquid luster; limpid blue eyes
Similar words: semitransparent, translucent
Definition: allowing light to pass through diffusely
Usage: translucent amber; semitransparent curtains at the windows
Similar words: unclouded
Definition: not made opaque or cloudy by sediment
Usage: the wine was unclouded
Similar words: unfrosted
Definition: (of glass) lacking a frosted coating
Usage: unfrosted light bulbs
Synonyms: clear
Definition: free from confusion or doubt
Usage: a complex problem requiring a clear head; not clear about what is expected of us
Similar words: clear-thinking, clearheaded
Definition: not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
Synonyms: clear
Definition: free from clouds or mist or haze
Usage: on a clear day
Similar words: cloudless, unclouded
Definition: free from clouds
Usage: under a cloudless sky
Similar words: fair
Definition: free of clouds or rain
Usage: today will be fair and warm
Similar words: serene
Definition: completely clear and fine
Usage: serene skies and a bright blue sea
Synonyms: percipient, clear
Definition: characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
Usage: clear mind; a percipient author
Similar words: discerning
Definition: having or revealing keen insight and good judgment
Usage: a discerning critic; a discerning reader
Synonyms: clean-cut, clear, clear-cut
Definition: clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
Usage: 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
Similar words: distinct
Definition: easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined
Usage: a distinct flavor; a distinct odor of turpentine; a distinct outline; the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette; distinct fingerprints
Synonyms: clear, unmortgaged
Definition: (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
Usage: I have clear title to this property
Synonyms: clear
Definition: free from contact or proximity or connection
Usage: we were clear of the danger; the ship was clear of the reef
Similar words: free
Definition: able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
Usage: free enterprise; a free port; a free country; I have an hour free; free will; free of racism; feel free to stay as long as you wish; a free choice
Synonyms: clear, cleared, vindicated, exculpated, exonerated, absolved
Definition: freed from any question of guilt
Usage: is absolved from all blame; was now clear of the charge of cowardice; his official honor is vindicated
Similar words: innocent, guiltless, clean-handed
Definition: free from evil or guilt
Usage: an innocent child; the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty
Synonyms: clear, readable, decipherable
Definition: easily deciphered
Similar words: legible
Definition: (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered
Usage: legible handwriting
Synonyms: clear
Definition: clear of charges or deductions
Usage: a clear profit
Definition: affording free passage or view
Usage: a clear view; a clear path to victory; open waters; the open countryside
Similar words: unobstructed
Definition: free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance
Usage: an unobstructed view
Synonyms: clear
Definition: free from flaw or blemish or impurity
Usage: a clear perfect diamond; the clear complexion of a healthy young woman
Similar words: perfect
Definition: being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
Usage: a perfect circle; a perfect reproduction; perfect happiness; perfect manners; a perfect specimen; a perfect day
Synonyms: unclouded, clean, clear, light
Definition: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Usage: 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
Similar words: pure
Definition: free of extraneous elements of any kind
Usage: pure air and water; pure gold; pure primary colors; the violin's pure and lovely song; pure tones; pure oxygen
Definition: free of restrictions or qualifications
Usage: a clean bill of health; a clear winner
Synonyms: clear
Definition: characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
Usage: a clear conscience; regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes
Similar words: untroubled
Definition: not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress
Usage: seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind; untroubled sleep; a kind untroubled face