English word
Clear
Definitions
adjective
- bright, luminous
- easily visible : plain
- free from obscurity or ambiguity : easily understood : unmistakable
- capable of sharp discernment : keen
- free from doubt : sure
- free from guile or guilt : innocent
- unhampered by restriction or limitation: such as
- free of debts or charges
- net
- unqualified, absolute
- free from obstruction
- cloudless
- emptied of contents or cargo
- less than one-tenth coveredspecifically
- free from entanglement or contact
- bare, denuded
- free from mist, haze, or dust
- untroubled, serene
- clean, pure: such as
- free from blemishes
- easily seen through : transparent
- free from abnormal sounds on auscultation
- easily heard
Synonyms for clear
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- obvious
- distinct
- evident
- straightforward
- unmistakable
Synonyms by context
Easy to understand
adjective
- understandable
- simple
- apprehensible
- coherent
- comprehensible
- lucid
- articulate
- graspable
- intelligible
Clearly or explicitly expressed or defined
adjective
Free from ambiguity
adjective
- apparent
- blatant
- conspicuous
- manifest
- open
- overt
(of the weather) To become brighter
verb
- brighten
- become bright
- become brighter
- become light
- become lighter
- become sunny
- brighten up
- lighten
- light up
To gradually go away or disappear
verb
- diminish
- disappear
- dwindle
- ebb
- wane
- cease
- decrease
- dispel
- disperse
- dissipate
To remove unwanted items from
verb
- clear away
- clear out
- remove
- unclutter
- clean
- move
- tidy up
- declutter
- dispose of
- take away
(clear of) So as to be out of the way of or away from
adverb
- out of range
- beyond the bounds
- out of reach
- a good way off
- a long way off
- apart from
- at a distance
- at a distance from
- at a safe distance from
- away from
In a manner that is clear and intelligible
adverb
- clearly
- convincingly
- decisively
- definitively
- distinctly
- precisely
- unmistakably
- with clarity
- audibly
- conclusively
Antonyms for clear
Opposite of easy to understand
Opposite of free from ambiguity
- dubious
- vague
- equivocal
- uncertain
- debatable
- inconclusive
- questionable
- enigmatic
Opposite of very specific or precise
- imprecise
- ill-defined
- inexplicit
- inexact
- indistinct
- loose
- rough
(of the weather) Opposite of to become brighter
- darken
- overcast
- cloud over
- dim
- overcloud
- overshadow
- become shaded
- cast a shadow
- cloud
- cloud up
Opposite of to gradually go away or disappear
- form
- develop
- arise
- emerge
- appear
- arrive
- eventuate
- manifest
- materialise
- materialize
Opposite of to remove unwanted items from
- pile up
- accumulate
- amass
- collect
- heap
- assemble
- clutter
- clutter up
- heap up
- load up
(clear of) Opposite of so as to be out of the way of or away from
- close to
- near
- near to
- on
- towards
- leaning on
- in the neighborhood of
- in the vicinity of
- on the brink of
- on the edge of
Opposite of in a manner that is clear and intelligible
- disjointedly
- incoherently
- ambiguously
- illogically
- incomprehensibly
- indistinctly
- unclearly
- unintelligibly
- ineptly
- randomly
Phrases
- clearly explained
- clearly expressed
- crystal clear
- easily deciphered
- easily read
- easily understood
- easy to appreciate
- easy to follow
- easy to read
- easy to understand
- in words of one syllable
- of one syllable
- readily comprehensible
- user friendly
- without explanation