CLEARS Synonyms: 320 Similar and Opposite Words

clears

verb

present tense third-person singular of clear

as in opens

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops

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as in rids

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers cleared the woods of brush

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as in pays

to give what is owed for finally cleared the last debt

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repudiates

as in empties

to remove the contents of cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes

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loads
fills

as in clarifies

to remove usually visible impurities from cleared the car windows

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as in frees

to set free from entanglement or difficulty cleared himself of any involvement in the matter

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as in smooths

to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions plows promptly cleared the roads of snow

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as in acquits

to free from a charge of wrongdoing she had once been accused of embezzlement, but an investigation by the bank cleared her

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as in approves

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory the administration cleared the plan, and building should begin shortly

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as in removes

to take away from a place or position cleared the dishes from the table

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as in informs

to give information to please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses

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as in earns

to receive after charges and deductions have been made cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile

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grosses

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Recent Examples of clears The process costs less than gene editing and clears regulation faster, because the plant’s DNA doesn’t change. — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The person with the least votes after each round is eliminated, with ballots reapportioned or exhausted until the winner clears 50%. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026 Focusing on something introspective, such as breath, heartbeat or a growing and shrinking dot, can induce a near-hypnotic state that clears the mind. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Focusing on something introspective, like your breath, your heartbeat or a growing and shrinking dot, can induce an almost hypnotic state that clears the mind. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 This seven-in-one product clears large pores, boosts elasticity, and can even be used over a sheet mask to help its ingredients penetrate better. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026 But good output that resembles everyone else’s often passes because each piece clears its own bar. — Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Whether the oral microbiome products market clears the $2 billion threshold ahead of its 2030 projection window. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026 Though rain chances are expected to decrease Thursday night as the weather system clears by Friday morning, flood warnings will extend into the weekend and next week in some areas, the weather service said. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

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The Clubhouse opens with more than 70 items for adults and kids, including a youth line of T-shirts, crewnecks and hoodies, as well as adult apparel, hats and collectibles.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
What’s great about this is that the brief is very specific but opens it up to all sorts of interpretations.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of opens

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Depriving the plant of light discourages the development of chlorophyll—the green plant pigment responsible for color—and rids the chicory of an unpleasant flavor.

— Tamar Adler, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Their body care kit gets to the root of smooth skin with a trio of products including a pre-sluff bar that rids it of lotions and oils, a washable textured mitt that sloughs off dead cells and a eucalyptus-scented body lotion that loads it with hydration while making your bathroom smell like a spa.

— Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

Definition of rids

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So instead of making teams whole each time, the NFL now just pays teams’ travel expenses for their international game under the rationale that every team will lose a home game—and, in turn, home game ticket revenue—during that time.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The result is a politics in which almost everyone agrees that reform is urgently needed, provided someone else pays, and their own group’s advantages remain untouched.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pays

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Its all-in-one dock automatically empties debris, refills water, and washes and dries the mop pads to prevent odors.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
That access can be a convenience for paying bills, or a problem if one owner empties the account without the other’s agreement.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of empties

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But the list clarifies that restrictions don’t apply to licensing, partnerships, and contract research services involving these technologies.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
The team's research clarifies how the environments around infant stars directly affect planetary fates and, in turn, the survival of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, that are potentially capable of hosting life.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarifies

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Special envoy Steve Witkoff praises President Vladimir Putin after Russia frees a retired American teacher.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
That frees up human operators to focus on big-picture decisions, such as monitoring weather forecasts, running flight simulations for possible paths, and then chaining together a series of navigational waypoints for the smoothest possible journey.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of frees

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Among the performers, Smith rules the roost as the no-nonsense Angela, and Jones acquits himself tolerably on comic relief duties as the pathetic Mike.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
For that demographic, form is everything, and the paper acquits its pledge that every dog must have its daily.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026