Synonyms for Clear

Top synonyms for “clear”: absolved, acquit, all the way, assoil, authorise, authorize, brighten, bring in, and 72 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
   “finally broke out of the forest into the open”
2. (noun)the state of being free of suspicion
   “investigation showed that he was in the clear”
3. (verb)free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
   “Clear the throat”
4. (verb)rid of obstructions
   “Clear your desk”
5. (verb)remove
   “clear the leaves from the lawn”
6. (verb)make a way or path by removing objects
   “Clear a path through the dense forest”
7. (verb)remove the occupants of
   “Clear the building”
8. (verb)remove (people) from a building
   “clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat”
9. (verb)rid of instructions or data
   “clear a memory buffer”
10. (verb)make clear, bright, light, or translucent
    “The water had to be cleared through filtering”
11. (verb)make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
    “Could you clarify these remarks?”
12. (verb)settle, as of a debt
    “clear a debt”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).