clear
adjective
[ klɪə ]
• easy to perceive, understand, or interpret.
• "clear and precise directions"
Similar:
understandable,
comprehensible,
intelligible,
easy to understand,
plain,
direct,
uncomplicated,
explicit,
lucid,
perspicuous,
coherent,
logical,
distinct,
simple,
straightforward,
clearly expressed,
unambiguous,
clear-cut,
crystal clear,
accessible,
user-friendly,
in words of one syllable,
Anglo-Saxon,
• (of a substance) transparent; unclouded.
• "the clear glass of the French windows"
Similar:
transparent,
limpid,
pellucid,
translucent,
crystalline,
crystal clear,
glassy,
glasslike,
diaphanous,
see-through,
unclouded,
uncloudy,
transpicuous,
• free of any obstructions or unwanted objects.
• "with a clear road ahead he shifted into high gear"
Similar:
unobstructed,
unblocked,
passable,
unimpeded,
open,
empty,
free,
unlimited,
unrestricted,
unhindered,
• not touching; away from.
• "the lorry was wedged in the ditch, one wheel clear of the ground"
• complete; full.
• "you must give seven clear days' notice of the meeting"
• denoting a palatalized form of the sound of the letter l (as in leaf in most accents of English).
clear
adverb
• so as to be out of the way of or away from.
• "he leapt clear of the car"
Similar:
away from,
apart from,
beyond,
at a distance from,
at a safe distance from,
out of contact with,
Opposite:
close to,
• completely.
• "he had time to get clear away"
Similar:
completely,
entirely,
thoroughly,
fully,
wholly,
totally,
utterly,
quite,
altogether,
clean,
clear
verb
• remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from.
• "the drive had been cleared of snow"
Similar:
empty,
void,
free,
rid,
strip,
unload,
unburden,
unblock,
unclog,
unstop,
remove,
take away,
carry away,
move,
shift,
tidy away/up,
• remove (an obstruction or unwanted item) from somewhere.
• "Karen cleared the dirty plates"
Similar:
empty,
void,
free,
rid,
strip,
unload,
unburden,
unblock,
unclog,
unstop,
remove,
take away,
carry away,
move,
shift,
tidy away/up,
get rid of,
throw out/away,
discard,
dispose of,
dump,
bin,
scrap,
do away with,
jettison,
eject,
eliminate,
throw on the scrapheap,
chuck (out/away),
ditch,
junk,
get shut of,
get shot of,
trash,
• get past or over (something) safely or without touching it.
• "the plane rose high enough to clear the trees"
Similar:
go over,
get past,
go above,
pass over,
sail over,
jump (over),
vault (over),
leap (over),
hop (over),
hurdle,
spring over,
bound over,
skip (over),
leapfrog (over),
• officially show or declare (someone) to be innocent.
• "his sport's ruling body had cleared him of cheating"
• give official approval or authorization to.
• "I cleared him to return to his squadron"
Similar:
authorize,
give permission,
permit,
allow,
pass,
accept,
endorse,
license,
sanction,
give approval to,
give one's seal of approval to,
give consent to,
OK,
give the OK,
give the thumbs up,
give the green light,
give the go-ahead,
• earn or gain (an amount of money) as a net profit.
• "I would hope to clear £50,000 profit from each match"
Similar:
net,
make a profit of,
realize a profit of,
take home,
pocket,
gain,
earn,
make,
get,
acquire,
secure,
reap,
bring in,
pull in,
be paid,
rake in,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French cler, from Latin clarus .
