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Clear

🔄 Synonyms of "Clear"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
elucidateverb	(figurative) To make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on.
lightnoun	(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
distinctverb	Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
pellucidnoun	(figuratively) Easily understood; clear.
freenoun	(social) Unconstrained.
brightnoun	Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
broadnoun	Wide in extent or scope.
discerningnoun	Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.
dischargenoun	To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
vividnoun	(of an image or color) Bright, intense, or colourful.
trenchant	(figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe.
openverb	(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
passverb	To change place.
limpid	Clear, transparent or bright.
fairnoun	Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
purenoun	Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
luculent	(obsolete) Of language, speeches etc: lucid, brilliantly clear.
illuminateverb	(transitive, figurative) To clarify or make something understandable.
clarifyverb	(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
perspicuous	Clearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
realizeverb	(transitive) To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
translucentnoun	Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
percipientnoun	Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.
topnoun	The highest or uppermost part of something.
perfectnoun	Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.

↔️ Antonyms of "Clear"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
obscureverb	Difficult to understand; abstruse.
opaquenoun	Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
overcastnoun	Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
bouncenoun	(intransitive) To change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
blurnoun	To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
cloudy	Covered with or characterised by clouds.
unclearverb	Not clearly or explicitly defined.
confuseverb	(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
cloudnoun	A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
ill-defined	Poorly defined; blurry, out of focus; lacking a clear boundary.
clutter upverb	(transitive) To fill with rubbish or with needless articles.
clutternoun	(uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.
convictnoun	(transitive, law) To find guilty, as a result of legal proceedings, or (informal) in a moral sense.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clear"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
pellucidnoun	(figuratively) Easily understood; clear.
translucentnoun	Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
limpid	Clear, transparent or bright.
transparent	(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
semitransparent	Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent.
shed light onverb	(transitive, also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.
bright	Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
illuminate	(figurative) Enlightened spiritually, divinely taught or inspired; in technical use, converted, baptized.
enlightenverb	(transitive, figurative) To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.
light upverb	(transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
shiny	Reflecting light.
shining	Emitting light.
luculent	(obsolete) Of language, speeches etc: lucid, brilliantly clear.
brightenverb	(transitive, figuratively) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
lucid	Clear; easily understood.
clear-cut	Alternative form of clear cut. [(idiomatic) Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.]
clarifyverb	(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
sunshiny	(figurative) Cheerful; happy; pleasant.
top	Situated on the top of something.
crystal clear	Without ambiguity or doubt; completely understood.