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| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cloudless, bright |
| Synonyms: | clarion, crystal, fair, fine, halcyon, light, luminous, pleasant, shining, shiny, sunny, rainless, sunshiny, unclouded, undarkened, undimmed |
| Antonyms: | cloudy, dark, dim, dull, fuzzy, gloomy, shadowy, unclear |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean, clear away |
| Synonyms: | ameliorate, break up, brighten, clarify, cleanse, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, eliminate, empty, erase, extricate, free, lighten, loosen, lose, meliorate, open, purify, refine, rid, rule out, shake off, sweep, throw off, tidy, unburden, unload, unpack, untie, vacate, void, wipe, burn off, unblock, unclog, unloose |
| Antonyms: | clutter, pile up |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable, apparent |
| Synonyms: | audible, clear-cut, coherent, comprehensible, conspicuous, crystal, definite, distinct, evident, explicit, express, incontrovertible, intelligible, knowable, legible, lucid, manifest, obvious, palpable, patent, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, precise, pronounced, readable, sharp, simple, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, uncomplicated, unequivocal, unmistakable, unquestionable, apprehensible, graspable, loud enough, lucent, open and shut, recognizable, spelled out, transpicuous, unblurred |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, indistinct, mysterious, obscure, unintelligible, vague |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | liberate; free from uncertainty |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, clarify, discharge, emancipate, exculpate, exonerate, explain, let off, release, relieve, vindicate, defog, disculpate, find innocent, let go, let off the hook, set free |
| Antonyms: | condemn, sentence, find guilty |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open, unhindered |
| Synonyms: | bare, empty, free, smooth, stark, unlimited, unobstructed, vacant, vacuous, void, unhampered, unimpeded |
| Antonyms: | closed, congested, blocked, clogged, hindered |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pass over, often by jumping |
| Synonyms: | hurdle, leap, miss, negotiate, surmount, vault, overleap |
| Antonyms: | hit, run into |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | transparent |
| Synonyms: | apparent, cloudless, crystal, glassy, limpid, pellucid, pure, thin, translucent, crystal clear, crystalline, see-through, tralucent, translucid |
| Antonyms: | cloudy, foggy, clouded, obscured, smudged |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | profit |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, acquire, earn, gain, gather, get, glean, make, net, obtain, pick up, realize, reap, receive, secure, win, clean up* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not guilty |
| Synonyms: | blameless, clean, cleared, discharged, dismissed, guiltless, immaculate, innocent, pure, sinless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled, untarnished, untroubled, absolved, exculpated, exonerated, uncensurable |
| Antonyms: | culpable, guilty, responsible |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain in one's mind |
| Synonyms: | absolute, confirmed, convinced, decided, definite, positive, satisfied, sure, resolved |
| Antonyms: | uncertain, unclear, unintelligible |
| Main Entry: | absolve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | free from responsibility, duty |
| Synonyms: | acquit, bleach, clear, discharge, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, launder*, let off*, liberate, loose, pardon, release, relieve, sanitize*, spare, spring*, vindicate, whitewash, write off*, blink at, go easy on, let off easy, let off the hook, let up on, lifeboat, set free, wink at*, wipe it off, wipe the slate clean |
| Notes: | one is absolved of blame or responsibility but is acquitted of a charge, usually a crime |
| Antonyms: | bind, blame, charge, condemn, convict, hold, impeach, incriminate, obligate, punish, sentence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | articulate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clearly, coherently spoken |
| Synonyms: | clear, coherent, comprehensible, definite, distinct, eloquent, expressive, fluent, intelligible, lucid, meaningful, understandable, well-spoken |
| Antonyms: | unclear, unintelligible, misrepresented |
| Main Entry: | audible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able to be heard |
| Synonyms: | auricular, clear, deafening, discernible, distinct, loud, perceptible, plain, aural, detectable, hearable, loud enough, resounding, roaring, sounding, within earshot |
| Antonyms: | inaudible |
| Main Entry: | barefaced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shameless; open |
| Synonyms: | apparent, arrant, audacious, blatant, blunt, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, candid, clear, flagrant, frank, glaring, immodest, impudent, insolent, manifest, naked, obvious, palpable, temerarious, transparent, unconcealed, unabashed |
| Antonyms: | careful, quiet, shamed |
| Main Entry: | blameless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not responsible |
| Synonyms: | above suspicion, clean, clear, exemplary, faultless, good, guiltless, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, innocent, irreproachable, perfect, pure, righteous, stainless, unblemished, unimpeachable, unsullied, untarnished, upright, virtuous, clean-handed, crimeless, guilt-free, in the clear, irreprehensible, not guilty, unoffending, unspotted |
| Antonyms: | culpable, guilty, responsible, impeachable, reproachable |
| Main Entry: | clean-cut |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | neat, clearly outlined |
| Synonyms: | categorical, clear, definite, definitive, explicit, express, sharp, specific, unambiguous, well-defined, chiseled, etched |
| Antonyms: | ruffled |
| Main Entry: | cleanse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make undirty; wash |
| Synonyms: | absolve, clarify, clean, clear, disinfect, expurgate, launder, purge, purify, refine, restore, rinse, sanitize, scour, scrub, sterilize, depurgate, lustrate |
| Antonyms: | dirty, soil, spot |
| Main Entry: | comprehensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable |
| Synonyms: | clear, coherent, conceivable, explicit, intelligible, knowable, lucid, luminous, plain, apprehensible, comprehendible, fathomable, graspable |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, incomplete, unintelligible, nonunderstandable |
| Main Entry: | conclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite, final |
| Synonyms: | absolute, clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, deciding, decisive, demonstrative, flat out*, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable, irrevocable, litmus test*, precise, telling, ultimate, unambiguous, unconditional, undeniable, unmistakable, unquestionable, all out, clinching, determinant, determinative, irrefragable, irrefrangible, resolving, revealing, settling, straight out, unanswerable, unarguable, what you see is what you get |
| Antonyms: | inconclusive, indefinite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | descriptive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explanatory |
| Synonyms: | characteristic, circumstantial, clear, definitive, detailed, eloquent, expository, expressive, extended, graphic, illuminating, illustrative, indicative, lifelike, narrative, picturesque, specific, vivid, anecdotic, characterizing, classificatory, delineative, depictive, describing, designating, explicative, identifying, illuminative, interpretive, particularized, pictorial, revealing, true to life |
| Antonyms: | confusing, cursory, undescriptive |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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