Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clearing
3 senses of clearing
Sense 1
clearing, glade -- (a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area)
=> tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel -- (an extended area of land)
Sense 2
clearing -- (the act of freeing from suspicion)
=> liberation, release, freeing -- (the act of liberating someone or something)
Sense 3
clearing, clarification -- (the act of removing solid particles from a liquid)
=> improvement -- (the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property")
Antonyms of verb clear
1 of 24 senses of clear
Sense 7
clear -- (be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days")
Antonym of bounce (Sense 4)
=> bounce -- (come back after being refused; "the check bounced")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb clear
24 senses of clear
Sense 1
unclutter, clear -- (rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")
Phrasal Verb-> clear off#1; clear away#1
Sense 2
clear -- (make a way or path by removing objects; "Clear a path through the dense forest")
=> make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")
Sense 3
clear up, clear, light up, brighten -- (become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm")
Sense 4
authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")
=> permit, allow, let, countenance -- (consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam")
Sense 5
clear -- (remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
Sense 6
pass, clear -- (go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House")
=> succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods -- (attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won")
Sense 7
clear -- (be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts; "The check will clear within 2 business days")
Sense 8
clear -- (go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon")
=> vanish, disappear, go away -- (become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke")
Sense 9
clear, top -- (pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops")
=> pass, overtake, overhaul -- (travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks")
Sense 10
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate -- (make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault")
=> clarify, clear up, elucidate -- (make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death")
Sense 11
clear -- (free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment; "Clear the ship and let it dock")
=> free, discharge -- (free from obligations or duties)
Sense 12
clear -- (clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.; "clear the water before it can be drunk")
=> rid, free, disembarrass -- (relieve from; "Rid the house of pests")
Sense 13
net, clear -- (yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million")
=> yield, pay, bear -- (bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?")
Sense 14
net, sack, sack up, clear -- (make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million")
=> profit, gain, benefit -- (derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience")
Sense 15
gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in -- (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "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")
=> get, acquire -- (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work")
Sense 16
clear -- (sell; "We cleared a lot of the old model cars")
=> sell -- (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit")
Sense 17
clear -- (pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs")
=> pass, clear -- (go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House")
Sense 18
acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate -- (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")
=> pronounce, label, judge -- (pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here")
Sense 19
clear, solve -- (settle, as of a debt; "clear a debt"; "solve an old debt")
=> settle, square off, square up, determine -- (settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument")
Sense 20
clear -- (make clear, bright, light, or translucent; "The water had to be cleared through filtering")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")
Sense 21
clear -- (rid of instructions or data; "clear a memory buffer")
=> empty -- (make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building")
Sense 22
clear -- (remove (people) from a building; "clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat")
=> take out, move out, remove -- (cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom")
Sense 23
clear -- (remove the occupants of; "Clear the building")
=> empty -- (make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building")
Sense 24
clear, clear up -- (free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")