Dictionary entry details
• CLEAR (noun)
Meaning:
The state of being free of suspicion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
investigation showed that he was in the clear
Hypernyms ("clear" is a kind of...):
innocence (a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense)
Meaning:
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
open; clear
Context example:
finally broke out of the forest into the open
Hypernyms ("clear" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
• CLEAR (adjective)
Meaning:
Clear to the mind
Context examples:
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:
vivid (having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience)
unmistakable (clearly evident to the mind)
prima facie (as it seems at first sight)
crystal clear; limpid; lucid; luculent; pellucid; perspicuous ((of language) transparently clear; easily understandable)
clear-cut; distinct; trenchant (clearly or sharply defined to the mind)
broad; unsubtle (lacking subtlety; obvious)
Also:
distinct (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined)
definite (precise; explicit and clearly defined)
comprehendible; comprehensible (capable of being comprehended or understood)
clear (free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through)
unambiguous (having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning)
Attribute:
clarity; clearness; limpidity; lucidity; lucidness; pellucidity (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
Antonym:
unclear (not clear to the mind)
Meaning:
Free from confusion or doubt
Context examples:
a complex problem requiring a clear head / not clear about what is expected of us
Similar:
clear-thinking; clearheaded (not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently)
Meaning:
Affording free passage or view
Synonyms:
clear; open
Context examples:
a clear view / a clear path to victory / open waters / the open countryside
Similar:
unobstructed (free from impediment or obstruction or hindrance)
Meaning:
Free from cloudiness; allowing light to pass through
Context examples:
clear water / clear plastic bags / clear glass / the air is clear and clean
Similar:
unfrosted ((of glass) lacking a frosted coating)
unclouded (not made opaque or cloudy by sediment)
semitransparent; translucent (almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely)
limpid; liquid (clear and bright)
hyaline; hyaloid (resembling glass in transparency or translucency)
crystal clear; crystalline; limpid; lucid; pellucid; transparent (transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity)
Also:
clear (clear to the mind)
Attribute:
clarity; clearness; uncloudedness (the quality of clear water)
Antonym:
opaque (not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy)
Meaning:
Free from contact or proximity or connection
Context examples:
we were clear of the danger / the ship was clear of the reef
Similar:
free (able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint)
Meaning:
Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
Context examples:
a clear conscience / regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes
Similar:
untroubled (not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress)
Meaning:
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Synonyms:
unclouded; clean; clear; light
Context examples:
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:
pure (free of extraneous elements of any kind)
Meaning:
(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
Synonyms:
unmortgaged; clear
Context example:
I have clear title to this property
Similar:
unencumbered (free of encumbrance)
Meaning:
Clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
Synonyms:
clean-cut; clear-cut; clear
Context examples:
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:
distinct (easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined)
Meaning:
Accurately stated or described
Synonyms:
well-defined; clear
Context example:
a set of well-defined values
Meaning:
Free from clouds or mist or haze
Context example:
on a clear day
Similar:
serene (completely clear and fine)
bright; shining; shiny; sunny; sunshiny (abounding with sunlight)
cloudless; unclouded (free from clouds)
fair (free of clouds or rain)
Domain category:
meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))
Antonym:
cloudy (full of or covered with clouds)
Meaning:
Free of restrictions or qualifications
Synonyms:
clean; clear
Context examples:
a clean bill of health / a clear winner
Similar:
unqualified (not limited or restricted)
Meaning:
Free from flaw or blemish or impurity
Context example:
a clear perfect diamond
Similar:
perfect (being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish)
Meaning:
Clear of charges or deductions
Context example:
a clear profit
Similar:
net; nett (remaining after all deductions)
Meaning:
Easily deciphered
Synonyms:
readable; decipherable; clear
Similar:
legible ((of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read)
Meaning:
Freed from any question of guilt
Synonyms:
absolved; exculpated; exonerated; vindicated; cleared; clear
Context examples:
is absolved from all blame / was now clear of the charge of cowardice / his official honor is vindicated
Similar:
clean-handed; guiltless; innocent (free from evil or guilt)
Meaning:
Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
Synonyms:
percipient; clear
Context examples:
clear mind / a percipient author
Similar:
discerning (having or revealing keen insight and good judgment)
Meaning:
Of complexion; without such blemishes as e.g. acne
Context example:
the clear complexion of a healthy young woman
Similar:
unblemished (free from physical or moral spots or stains)
• CLEAR (verb)
Meaning:
Rid of obstructions
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
unclutter; clear
Context example:
Clear your desk
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They clear the path of the snow
Also:
clear away; clear off (remove from sight)
Meaning:
Make a way or path by removing objects
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Clear a path through the dense forest
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Become clear
Classified under:
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
Synonyms:
brighten; clear; light up; clear up
Context example:
The sky cleared after the storm
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
It is ----ing
Meaning:
Grant authorization or clearance for
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
authorize; authorise; clear; pass
Context examples:
Clear the manuscript for publication / The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
formalise; formalize; validate (declare or make legally valid)
commission (charge with a task)
certify; licence; license (authorize officially)
declare (authorize payments of)
approve; O.K.; okay; sanction (give sanction to)
certificate (authorize by certificate)
approbate (approve or sanction officially)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Remove
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
clear the leaves from the lawn / Clear snow from the road
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
bare; denudate; denude; strip (lay bare)
clear-cut (remove all the trees at one time)
stump (remove tree stumps from)
deforest; disafforest; disforest (remove the trees from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They clear the snow from the path
Meaning:
Go unchallenged; be approved
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
clear; pass
Context example:
The bill cleared the House
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
clear (pass an inspection or receive authorization)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
The check will clear within 2 business days
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
bounce (come back after being refused)
Meaning:
Go away or disappear
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
The fog cleared in the afternoon
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
disappear; go away; vanish (become invisible or unnoticeable)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Pass by, over, or under without making contact
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
top; clear
Context example:
the balloon cleared the tree tops
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
overhaul; overtake; pass (travel past)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
hop (jump across)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
crystallise; crystalize; crystalise; shed light on; sort out; crystallize; elucidate; illuminate; enlighten; straighten out; clear up; clear
Context examples:
Could you clarify these remarks? / Clear up the question of who is at fault
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
clarify; clear up; elucidate (make clear and (more) comprehensible)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
Clear the ship and let it dock
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
discharge; free (free from obligations or duties)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
clear the water before it can be drunk
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
disembarrass; free; rid (relieve from)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Yield as a net profit
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
net; clear
Context example:
This sale netted me $1 million
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
bear; pay; yield (bring in)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make as a net profit
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
sack up; net; sack; clear
Context example:
The company cleared $1 million
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
benefit; gain; profit (derive a benefit from)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
realise; earn; pull in; bring in; realize; gain; make; take in; clear
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
bear; pay; yield (bring in)
gross (earn before taxes, expenses, etc.)
rake in; shovel in (earn large sums of money)
bring home; take home (earn as a salary or wage)
rake off (take money from an illegal transaction)
profit; turn a profit (make a profit; gain money or materially)
eke out; squeeze out (make by laborious and precarious means)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They clear the money
Meaning:
Sell
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
We cleared a lot of the old model cars
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)
Domain category:
commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Pass an inspection or receive authorization
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
clear customs
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
clear; pass (go unchallenged; be approved)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
acquit; assoil; exonerate; exculpate; discharge; clear
Context example:
The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
judge; label; pronounce (pronounce judgment on)
"Clear" entails doing...:
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "clear"):
purge (clear of a charge)
whitewash (exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data)
vindicate (clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Sentence example:
They want to clear the prisoners
Meaning:
Settle, as of a debt
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
solve; clear
Context examples:
clear a debt / solve an old debt
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
determine; settle; square off; square up (settle conclusively; come to terms)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make clear, bright, light, or translucent
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The water had to be cleared through filtering
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Rid of instructions or data
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
clear a memory buffer
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
empty (make void or empty of contents)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove (people) from a building
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
move out; remove; take out (cause to leave)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Remove the occupants of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Clear the building
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
empty (make void or empty of contents)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
clear up; clear
Context example:
Clear the throat
Hypernyms (to "clear" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
• CLEAR (adverb)
Meaning:
Completely
Synonyms:
clear; all the way
Context examples:
read the book clear to the end / slept clear through the night / there were open fields clear to the horizon
Meaning:
In an easily perceptible manner
Synonyms:
clear; clearly
Context examples:
could be seen clearly under the microscope / She cried loud and clear
