{ "clean":{ "according to the rules or the law":{ "antonyms":[ "dirty", "illegally" ], "examples":[ "a boxer who doesn't fight clean" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignobly", "immorally", "underhandedly", "unethically", "dishonorably" ], "related":[ "ethically", "high-mindedly", "morally", "nobly", "honorably" ], "synonyms":[ "cleanly", "fair", "fairly", "legally" ] }, "following or according to the rules":{ "antonyms":[ "dirty", "foul", "nasty", "unfair", "unsportsmanlike" ], "examples":[ "a clean check from the other hockey player" ], "near antonyms":[ "immoral", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unrighteous", "unscrupulous", "vicious", "wrong" ], "related":[ "just", "law-abiding", "ethical", "moral", "principled", "scrupulous", "honorable", "irreproachable", "unimpeachable" ], "synonyms":[ "fair", "legal", "sportsmanlike", "sportsmanly" ] }, "free from any trace of the coarse or indecent":{ "antonyms":[ "coarse", "dirty", "filthy", "immodest", "impure", "indecent", "obscene", "smutty", "unchaste", "unclean", "vulgar" ], "examples":[ "only clean songs will be permitted for the performances on the last night of summer camp" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "defiled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "tainted", "tarnished", "improper", "indecorous", "indelicate", "ribald", "unseemly", "crude", "tacky", "tasteless", "unrefined" ], "related":[ "lily-white", "spotless", "stainless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unsoiled", "unspotted", "unstained", "unsullied", "untainted", "untarnished", "decorous", "proper", "seemly", "cultivated", "refined", "tasteful", "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive" ], "synonyms":[ "chaste", "decent", "G-rated", "immaculate", "modest", "pure", "vestal", "virgin", "virginal" ] }, "free from dirt or stain":{ "antonyms":[ "besmirched", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grubby", "smirched", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleaned" ], "examples":[ "although the soccer team always starts out with clean uniforms, they don't stay that way for long" ], "near antonyms":[ "dingy", "greasy", "grimy", "mucky", "muddy", "unwashed", "defiled", "germy", "polluted", "tainted", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "blackened", "discolored" ], "related":[ "pure", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome", "cleanly", "germfree", "hygienic", "sanitary", "sterile", "abluted", "bleached", "cleansed", "purified", "scrubbed", "washed", "whitened", "milky", "snowy", "white", "flawless", "unblemished", "bright", "shiny", "sparkling" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "chaste", "fair", "immaculate", "pristine", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ] }, "having no exceptions or restrictions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the clean joy of running that young children experience" ], "near antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "equivocal", "qualified", "questionable", "restricted", "uncertain" ], "related":[ "authentic", "classic", "genuine", "real", "veritable", "constant", "endless", "eternal", "perpetual", "undying", "unremitting", "extreme", "unrestricted", "confirmed", "habitual", "hopeless", "inveterate", "extraordinary", "frightful", "horrible", "huge", "main", "superlative", "supreme", "surpassing", "terrible", "terrific" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "blank", "blooming", "bodacious", "categorical", "categoric", "complete", "consummate", "crashing", "damn", "damned", "dead", "deadly", "definite", "downright", "dreadful", "fair", "flat", "flat-out", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "plumb", "profound", "pure", "rank", "regular", "sheer", "simple", "stark", "stone", "straight-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "very" ] }, "lacking contents that could or should be present":{ "antonyms":[ "full" ], "examples":[ "the ship returned with a clean hold" ], "near antonyms":[ "complete", "replete", "furnished", "provided", "supplied", "filled", "occupied", "flush", "overflowing", "packed", "teeming" ], "related":[ "barren", "hollow", "available", "clear", "free", "open", "unfilled", "unfurnished", "unattended", "uninhabited", "unoccupied", "abandoned", "deserted", "emptied", "forsaken", "vacated", "depleted", "drained", "dry", "exhausted" ], "synonyms":[ "bare", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "toom", "vacant", "vacuous", "void" ] }, "to a full extent or degree":{ "antonyms":[ "half", "halfway", "incompletely", "part", "partially", "partly" ], "examples":[ "the thief got clean away" ], "near antonyms":[ "barely", "hardly", "just", "kind of", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "slightly", "superficially", "approximately", "roughly", "somewhat" ], "related":[ "absolutely", "categorically", "cold", "downright", "hands down", "plain", "stone", "stone-cold", "unqualifiedly", "basically", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "more or less", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "predominately", "primarily", "principally", "substantially", "abundantly", "copiously", "generously", "greatly" ], "synonyms":[ "all", "all of", "all over", "altogether", "completely", "dead", "enough", "entire", "entirely", "even", "exactly", "fast", "flat", "full", "fully", "heartily", "out", "perfectly", "plumb", "quite", "soundly", "thoroughly", "through and through", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "wide" ] }, "to remove the dirt from":{ "antonyms":[ "besmirch", "dirty", "foul", "soil", "spot", "stain", "sully" ], "examples":[ "we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrime", "muddy", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "blacken", "discolor" ], "related":[ "decontaminate", "purge", "purify", "disinfect", "sanitize", "brush", "comb", "dry-clean", "dust", "launder", "mop", "muck (out)", "rinse", "scour", "scrub", "shampoo", "sponge", "swab", "sweep", "vacuum", "wash", "wipe", "brighten", "deodorize", "freshen", "spruce (up)", "sweeten", "pick up", "straighten (up)", "tidy", "unclutter" ], "synonyms":[ "cleanse", "deterge", "GI", "turn out" ] }, "to take the internal organs out of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "cleaned the rabbit before cooking it" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bone", "dress", "cut", "excise", "extract", "remove", "withdraw", "yank", "transplant" ], "synonyms":[ "disembowel", "draw", "eviscerate", "gut" ] }, "trying all possibilities":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "police made a clean sweep of the area before the governor's arrival" ], "near antonyms":[ "aimless", "desultory", "haphazard", "hit-or-miss", "random", "cursory", "shallow", "slipshod", "superficial", "limited", "narrow", "restricted" ], "related":[ "broad", "extensive", "far-reaching", "in-depth", "sweeping", "wide", "wide-ranging", "general", "global", "inclusive", "methodical", "methodic", "systematic", "no-holds-barred", "unhampered", "unrestrained" ], "synonyms":[ "all-out", "complete", "comprehensive", "exhaustive", "full-scale", "out-and-out", "thorough", "thoroughgoing", "total" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "verb" ] }, "clean (out)":{ "as in cheat , defraud":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheat", "defraud", "shortchange", "denude", "bankrupt", "disfurnish", "impoverish", "abate", "bereave", "deprive", "divest", "strip" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clean (up)":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "synonyms":[ "pick up", "tidy (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "houseclean", "housekeep", "clean (off)", "neaten", "police (up)", "straighten (up)", "turn out", "unclutter", "arrange", "order" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutter", "disarrange", "mess (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerize", "censor", "expurgate", "launder", "red-pencil" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleanse", "purge", "purify", "abbreviate", "blue-pencil", "edit", "shorten", "bleep", "blip", "cut (out)", "delete", "excise", "expunge", "gut", "x (out)", "black out", "repress", "silence", "suppress", "censure", "condemn", "denounce", "examine", "review", "screen", "scrutinize" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "authorize", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "dismantle", "flatten", "mow (down)", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "total", "waste", "wreck", "blast", "blow up", "dash", "dynamite", "smash", "atomize", "consume", "devour", "dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an exceptionally large return":{ "examples":[ "The couple made a cleanup when they flipped the house." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "killing", "windfall", "earnings", "gain", "lucre", "net", "payoff", "proceeds", "profit", "bottom line", "gross", "sales", "compensation", "emolument", "income", "pay", "payment", "remittal", "requital", "salary", "wages", "interest", "revenue", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "charge", "cost", "disbursement", "expenditure", "expense", "loss", "outgo", "outlay" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clean-cut":{ "as in simple , tidy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable", "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable", "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in thriving , flourishing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blooming", "flourishing", "flush", "prospering", "thriving", "active", "agile", "chipper", "lively", "sprightful", "sprightly", "spry", "vigorous", "vital", "all right", "good", "right", "ambulatory", "nondisabled", "uncrippled", "hard", "hardy", "iron", "lusty", "rugged", "stalwart", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "able-bodied", "bouncing", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "well-conditioned", "whole", "wholesome" ], "near antonyms":[ "ailing", "diseased", "ill", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "decrepit", "enfeebled", "feeble", "infirm", "run-down", "sickened", "sickly", "weak", "weakened", "weakly", "worn-out", "challenged", "crippled", "debilitated", "differently abled", "disabled", "halt", "incapacitated", "lame", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "emaciated", "gaunt", "haggard", "malnourished", "undernourished", "afflicted", "troubled", "bad", "poorly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cleaning up one's act":{ "to change one's behavior or character for the better":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "amending", "mending", "reforming", "shaping up", "straightening (up or out)" ], "near 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], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bones", "dresses", "cuts", "excises", "extracts", "removes", "withdraws", "yanks", "transplants" ], "synonyms":[ "disembowels", "draws", "eviscerates", "guts" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleans (up)":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "synonyms":[ "picks up", "tidies (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "housecleans", "housekeeps", "cleans (off)", "neatens", "polices (up)", "straightens (up)", "turns out", "unclutters", "arranges", "orders" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutters", "disarranges", "messes (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerizes", "censors", "expurgates", "launders", "red-pencils" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleanses", "purges", "purifies", "abbreviates", "blue-pencils", "edits", "shortens", "bleeps", "blips", "cuts (out)", "deletes", "excises", "expunges", "guts", "x's (out)", "blacks out", "represses", "silences", "suppresses", "censures", "condemns", "denounces", "examines", "reviews", "screens", "scrutinizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "authorizes", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishes", "annihilates", "blacks out", "blots out", "cancels", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "exterminates", "extirpates", "liquidates", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "snuffs (out)", "stamps (out)", "sweeps (away)", "wipes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "dismantles", "flattens", "mows (down)", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "totals", "wastes", "wrecks", "blasts", "blows up", "dashes", "dynamites", "smashes", "atomizes", "consumes", "devours", "dissolves", "fragments", "powders", "pulverizes", "shatters", "splinters", "dooms", "finishes", "kills", "kills off", "terminates", "zaps", "cuts", "discards", "ditches", "ejects", "excises", "expels", "jettisons", "ousts", "throws out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "builds", "constructs", "creates", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "shapes", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renews", "renovates", "repairs", "restores", "revamps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleansed":{ "as in washed , purified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abluted", "bleached", "purified", "scrubbed", "washed", "whitened", "cleanly", "germfree", "hygienic", "sanitary", "sterile", "milky", "snowy", "white", "pure", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome", "flawless", "unblemished", "antiseptic", "chaste", "clean", "fair", "immaculate", "pristine", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied", "bright", "shiny", "sparkling" ], "near antonyms":[ "besmirched", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grubby", "smirched", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleaned", "dingy", "greasy", "grimy", "mucky", "muddy", "unwashed", "defiled", "germy", "polluted", "tainted", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "blackened", "discolored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially":{ "examples":[ "in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants" ], "synonyms":[ "purged", "purified", "sanctified" ], "near synonyms":[ "amended", "improved", "refined", "healed", "regenerated", "restored", "elevated", "ennobled", "uplifted", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exonerated", "vindicated" ], "near antonyms":[ "corrupted", "debased", "debauched", "defiled", "degraded", "demeaned", "depraved", "perverted", "stained", "warped", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "sullied", "tarnished" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove the dirt from":{ "examples":[ "cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaned", "deterged", "GI'd", "turned out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decontaminated", "purged", "purified", "disinfected", "sanitized", "brushed", "combed", "dry-cleaned", "dusted", "laundered", "mopped", "mucked (out)", "rinsed", "scoured", "scrubbed", "shampooed", "sponged", "swabbed", "swept", "vacuumed", "washed", "wiped", "brightened", "deodorized", "freshened", "spruced (up)", "sweetened", "picked up", "straightened (up)", "tidied", "uncluttered" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrimed", "muddied", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "blackened", "discolored" ], "antonyms":[ "besmirched", "dirtied", "fouled", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "clear-cut":{ "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "examples":[ "a clear-cut case of plagiarism that resulted in her immediate dismissal" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ] }, "so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning":{ "examples":[ "clear-cut instructions that even an idiot should be able to follow" ], "synonyms":[ "definite", "definitive", "explicit", "express", "specific", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "univocal" ], "near synonyms":[ "avowed", "declared", "specified", "stated", "categorical", "categoric", "complete", "comprehensive", "exhaustive", "full", "certain", "sure", "unmistakable", "clear", "distinct", "lucid", "well-defined", "exact", "precise", "direct", "literal", "plain", "simple", "straightforward", "comprehensible", "intelligible", "understandable" ], "near antonyms":[ "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "obscure", "unclear", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "incomprehensible", "unintelligible" ], "antonyms":[ "implicit", "implied", "inferred", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "indefinite", "inexplicit", "unspecific", "vague" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "clear-sighted":{ "having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment":{ "examples":[ "a clear-sighted businessman who doesn't let sentimentality or compassion affect his decisions" ], "synonyms":[ "astute", "canny", "clear-eyed", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "heady", "knowing", "savvy", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "shrewd", "smart" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "pawky", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily", "discerning", "insightful", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise", "experienced", "veteran", "discriminating", "discriminative", "agile", "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted", "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "calculating", "scheming" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "unperceptive", "unwise", "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "brainless", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dumb", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "softheaded", "stupid", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "weak-minded", "foolish", "idiotic", 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"green", "greensward", "lawn", "glade", "grassland", "heath", "heathland", "lea", "ley", "meadow", "moor", "pasture", "pastureland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{ "examples":[ "the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops" ], "synonyms":[ "freeing", "opening", "unblocking" ], "near synonyms":[ "easing", "facilitating", "loosening (up)", "smoothing", "unchoking", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "uncluttering", "stripping" ], "near antonyms":[ "clogging", "closing", "damming", "obstructing", "plugging", "stopping", "cluttering (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "blocking" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "cleared the woods of brush" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdening", "disencumbering", "divesting", "freeing", "relieving", "ridding", "unburdening" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharging", "emancipating", "enfranchising", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "manumitting", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "uncaging", "unchaining", "unfettering", "bailing (out)", "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogging (down)", "fettering", "hampering", "restraining", "shackling", "subjecting", "weighing down", "weighting (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "saddling" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "finally cleared the last debt" ], "synonyms":[ "anteing (up)", "balancing", "discharging", "footing", "liquidating", "meeting", "paying", "paying off", "paying up", "ponying up", "quitting", "recompensing", "settling", "springing (for)", "standing" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiating" ] }, "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes" ], "synonyms":[ "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating", "voiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "depleting", "draining", "eliminating", "exhausting", "wasting", "bleeding", "drawing (off)", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging", "scouring", "sweeping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "filling", "loading" ] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "cleared the car windows" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifying", "distilling", "filtering", "fining", "garbling", "purifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "processing", "rectifying", "refining", "cleaning", "cleansing", "decontaminating", "elutriating", "purging", "washing", "extracting", "leaching", "bolting", "screening", "sieving", "sifting", "disinfecting", "sanitizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouding", "dulling", "muddying", "contaminating", "dirtying", "soiling", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "begriming", "besmirching", "fouling", "sullying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "cleared himself of any involvement in the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "disembarrassing", "disengaging", "disentangling", "extricating", "freeing", "liberating", "releasing", "untangling" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivering", "redeeming", "rescuing", "saving", "disburdening", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unraveling", "unsnarling", "untwining", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "burdening", "encumbering", "loading", "weighing" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiling", "entangling" ] }, "to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{ "examples":[ "plows promptly cleared the roads of snow" ], "synonyms":[ "freeing", "opening", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "easing", "facilitating", "loosening (up)", "smoothing" ], "near antonyms":[ "constricting", "encumbering", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "obstructing", "trammeling", "trammelling", "barricading", "blockading" ], "antonyms":[ "blocking", "clogging (up)", "closing", "damming (up)", "plugging (up)", "stopping" ] }, "to free from a 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"certifying", "endorsing", "indorsing", "validating", "blessing", "canonizing", "sanctifying", "initialing", "initialling", "rubber-stamping", "signing", "signing off (on)", "allowing", "enabling", "legalizing", "licensing", "licencing", "passing", "permitting", "reapproving" ], "near antonyms":[ "banning", "enjoining", "forbidding", "illegalizing", "interdicting", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "rebuffing", "rebutting", "refusing", "spurning" ], "antonyms":[ "declining", "denying", "disallowing", "disapproving", "negativing", "rejecting", "turning down", "vetoing" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "cleared the dishes from the table" ], "synonyms":[ "drawing", "removing", "taking out", "withdrawing" ], "near synonyms":[ "demounting", "dislodging", "abstracting", "cutting", "drawing off", "drawing out", "extracting", "pulling", "budging", "dislocating", "displacing", "disturbing", "moving", "shifting", "transferring", "transposing" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounting", "anchoring", "clamping", "fixing", "hitching", "mooring", "securing", "setting", "embedding", "imbedding", "entrenching", "intrenching", "implanting", "ingraining", "engraining", "lodging", "rooting", "setting up", "siting", "situating", "sticking" ], "antonyms":[ "placing", "positioning", "putting" ] }, "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses" ], "synonyms":[ "acquainting", "advising", "apprising", "briefing", "catching up", "clueing (in)", "cluing (in)", "enlightening", "familiarizing", "filling in", "hipping", "informing", "instructing", "telling", "versing", "wising (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertising", "alerting", "notifying", "announcing (to)", "disclosing (to)", "assuring", "certifying", "convincing", "reassuring", "warranting", "educating", "lecturing", "schooling", "teaching", "tutoring", "disabusing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "undeceiving" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinforming", "misleading" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive after charges and deductions have been made":{ "examples":[ "cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile" ], "synonyms":[ "netting" ], "near synonyms":[ "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "making", "realizing", "cashing in (on)", "raking (in)", "cleaning up" ], "near antonyms":[ "grossing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clearly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "without any question":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "your grandmother clearly needs to get her finances organized before she gets into further trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "conceivably", "likely", "perhaps", "possibly", "probably", "obviously", "unmistakably" ], "synonyms":[ "all right", "alright", "assuredly", "certainly", "definitely", "doubtless", "easily", "forsooth", "hands down", "inarguably", "incontestably", "incontrovertibly", "indeed", "indisputably", "plainly", "really", "so", "sure", "surely", "truly", "unarguably", "undeniably", "undoubtedly", "unquestionably" ] } }, "clearness":{ "the state or quality of being easily seen through":{ "antonyms":[ "cloudiness", "opacity", "opaqueness", "turbidity", "turbidness" ], "examples":[ "the clearness of a diamond is one of the factors used to judge its quality" ], "near antonyms":[ "fogginess", "haziness", "milkiness", "mistiness", "murkiness" ], "related":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "effulgence", "luminosity", "luminousness", "definition", "resolution", "sharpness", "apparentness", "observability", "visibility" ], "synonyms":[ "clarity", "limpidity", "limpidness", "lucency", "translucence", "translucency", "transparency" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaves":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "examples":[ "you should resolutely cleave to the facts in your report" ], "synonyms":[ "adheres", "clings", "hews", "sticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "binds", "coheres", "fastens", "fuses", "glues", "unites" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosens", "drops", "falls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleft":{ "an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my fishing line managed to get wedged in a cleft in the rocks" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "crevasse", "craze", "hairline", "fracture", "rupture", "breach", "gap", "opening", "cut", "gash", "incision", "slit" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "chink", "crack", "cranny", "crevice", "fissure", "rift", "split" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clement":{ "marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low":{ "antonyms":[ "harsh", "inclement", "intemperate", "severe" ], "examples":[ "Hawaii is known for its delightfully clement climate" ], "near antonyms":[ "blustering", "blustery", "breezy", "gusty", "rough", "squally", "stormy", "windy", "misty", "rainy", "showery", "bleak", "cloudy", "dismal", "foggy", "gloomy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "overcast", "sunless", "bitter", "dirty", "foul", "nasty", "raw" ], "related":[ "clear", "cloudless", "fair", "rainless", "sunny", "sunshiny", "calm", "halcyon", "peaceful", "placid", "tranquil", "delightful", "fine", "pleasant" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "equable", "genial", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "soft", "temperate" ] }, "tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others":{ "antonyms":[ "hard", "harsh", "severe", "stern", "strict" ], "examples":[ "his clement application of authority was a welcome change after years of managerial heavy-handedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "demanding", "uncharitable", "unforgiving", "inflexible", "intolerant", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unyielding" ], "related":[ "accommodating", "acquiescent", "amenable", "obliging", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undemanding" ], "synonyms":[ "charitable", "easy", "indulgent", "soft" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "clemently":{ "as in gently , lightly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly", "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "tenderly", "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "tolerantly", "understandingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "oppressively", "roughly", "severely", "sternly", "stiffly", "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "clenched":{ "to have or keep in one's hands":{ "examples":[ "clenched a tissue in his hands as he told his story of misfortune" ], "synonyms":[ "clung (to)", "clutched", "gripped", "held" ], "near synonyms":[ "bore", "carried", "bagged", "captured", "caught", "collared", "corralled", "grabbed", "grappled", "hooked", "landed", "latched (on or onto)", "nabbed", "nailed", "seized", "snapped (up)", "snared", "snatched", "took", "trapped", "felt", "fingered", "handled", "pawed", "clasped", "embraced", "grasped", "hugged", "cradled" ], "near antonyms":[ "dropped", "gave", "handed", "unclasped", "unhanded", "ceded", "delivered", "gave up", "handed out", "handed over", "released", "relinquished", "rendered", "turned over", "yielded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleped":{ "to give a name to":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the brewpub, yclept Ye Olde Taverne, has been decorated in Merrie Olde England to within an inch of its life" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "branded", "stigmatized", "tagged", "denoted", "specified", "miscalled", "misnamed", "mistitled", "code-named", "nicknamed", "rechristened", "relabeled", "relabelled", "renamed", "surnamed" ], "synonyms":[ "baptized", "baptised", "called", "christened", "denominated", "designated", "dubbed", "entitled", "labeled", "labelled", "named", "nominated", "styled", "termed", "titled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clever":{ "showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing":{ "examples":[ "an inventor who was constantly coming up with clever devices for doing everyday chores" ], "synonyms":[ "artful", "creative", "imaginative", "ingenious", "innovative", "inventive" ], "near synonyms":[ "adventurous", "fresh", "groundbreaking", "novel", "original", "visionary", "cleverish", "gadgety", "gimmicky", "convenient", "handy", "neat", "nifty", "practical", "useful", "complex", "sophisticated", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "handsome", "tricky", "brainy", "intelligent", "sharp", "smart" ], "near antonyms":[ "dull", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "stodgy", "assembly-line", "canned", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "hackneyed", "unoriginal", "impractical", "useless" ], "antonyms":[ "uncreative", "unimaginative" ] }, "having or showing quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "a clever student figured out a trick to do the assignment faster" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "exceptional", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ], "near synonyms":[ "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "heady", "insightful", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "genial", "highbrow", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "creative", "inventive", "judicious", "prudent", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "logical", "rational", "reasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "half-baked", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "nonintellectual", "unacademic", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany" ], "antonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unbrilliant", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ] }, "skillful with the hands":{ "examples":[ "the Shakers were clever artisans who created many ingenious and highly useful devices" ], "synonyms":[ "cunning", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "handy" ], "near synonyms":[ "agile", "flexible", "graceful", "limber", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry", "coordinated", "able", "adept", "capable", "competent", "expert", "habile", "masterful", "masterly", "proficient", "qualified", "skilled", "skillful", "sure-handed", "double-jointed", "loose-jointed" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkward", "bungling", "clumsy", "fumbling", "gauche", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "rough-hewn", "stiff", "stilted", "uncomfortable", "uneasy", "ungainly", "ungraceful", "wooden", "uncoordinated", "incapable", "incompetent", "inept", "inexpert", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[ "butterfingered", "ham-fisted", "ham-handed", "handless", "heavy-handed", "unhandy" ] }, "given to or marked by mature intelligent humor":{ "examples":[ "a clever joke that requires a little bit of thought on the part of the listener" ], "synonyms":[ "facetious", "humorous", "jocular", "smart", "witty" ], "near synonyms":[ "cerebral", "highbrow", "highbrowed", "intellectual", "bantering", "frivolous", "jesting", "joking", "joshing", "teasing", "antic", "comic", "comical", "droll", "farcical", "funny", "hysterical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "riotous", "risible", "rollicking", "screaming", "sidesplitting", "uproarious", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "mischievous", "playful", "prankish", "jocose", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "scintillating", "sparkling", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "waggish", "whimsical" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainless", "lowbrow", "stupid", "witless", "corny", "hackney", "hackneyed", "lame", "humorless", "unamusing", "uncomic", "unfunny", "earnest", "grave", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "doleful", "dolorous", "lachrymose", "plaintive", "sorry", "tearful", "woeful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having the skill and imagination to create new things":{ "examples":[ "I wonder what clever person thought of the digital camera" ], "synonyms":[ "creative", "imaginative", "ingenious", "innovational", "innovative", "innovatory", "inventive", "original", "originative", "Promethean" ], "near synonyms":[ "gifted", "inspired", "talented", "resourceful", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "generative", "germinal", "productive", "prolific" ], "near antonyms":[ "imitative", "uninspired", "infertile", "unproductive", "talentless" ], "antonyms":[ "uncreative", "unimaginative", "uninventive", "unoriginal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cleaned up one's act":{ "to change one's behavior or character for the better":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "amended", "mended", "reformed", "shaped up", "straightened (up or out)" ], "related":[ "behaved", "regenerated", "bettered", "improved" ], "near antonyms":[ "backslid", "regressed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "clear (up)":{ "to make plain or understandable":{ "examples":[ "a simple explanation cleared the matter up" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "construe", "demonstrate", "demystify", "elucidate", "explain", "explicate", "expound", "get across", "illuminate", "illustrate", "interpret", "simplify", "spell out", "unriddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "decipher", "decode", "analyze", "break down", "disentangle", "undo", "unravel", "unscramble", "untangle", "resolve", "solve", "define", "specify", "annotate", "commentate", "gloss" ], "near antonyms":[ "befog", "cloud", "confound", "confuse", "obfuscate" ], "antonyms":[ "obscure" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clears off":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work" ], "synonyms":[ "bails", "bails out", "books", "buggers off", "bugs off", "bugs out", "buzzes (off)", "clears out", "cuts out", "departs", "digs out", "exits", "gets", "gets off", "goes", "goes off", "moves", "packs (up or off)", "parts", "peels off", "pikes (out or off)", "pulls out", "pushes off", "pushes on", "quits", "runs along", "sallies (forth)", "scarpers", "shoves (off)", "steps (along)", "takes off", "vamooses", "walks out" ], "near synonyms":[ "sets out", "starts", "strikes out", "absconds", "decamps", "escapes", "evacuates", "flees", "flies", "gets out", "mizzles", "runs away", "scats", "scrams", "skips", "goes out", "lights out", "steps out", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "vacates", "emigrates", "adjourns", "removes", "retires", "retreats", "withdraws" ], "near antonyms":[ "abides", "dwells", "lodges", "remains", "settles", "stays", "tarries", "approaches", "closes", "nears", "hits", "lands", "reaches" ], "antonyms":[ "arrives", "comes", "shows up", "turns up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clergywoman":{ "as in priestess , deaconess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deaconess", "priestess", "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "minister", "preacher", "priest", "reverend", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "friar", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "religious", "high priest", "high priestess" ], "near antonyms":[ "layman", "layperson", "secular", "lay reader", "lector" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaves (to)":{ "as in sticks (to) , clings (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clings (to)", "hugs", "sticks (to)", "carries", "keeps", "maintains", "preserves", "remembers", "retains", "treasures", "broods (about or over)", "fixates (on or upon)", "obsesses (about or over)", "cultivates", "fosters", "nurtures", "supports", "sustains", "bears", "cherishes", "entertains", "harbors", "has", "holds", "nurses" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregards", "drops", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "abjures", "declines", "denies", "disdains", "refuses", "rejects", "repudiates", "scorns", "abandons", "deserts", "discards", "forsakes", "gives up", "parts (with)", "quits", "renounces", "throws out", "erases", "expunges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clearance":{ "the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{ "examples":[ "we'll need official clearance before publishing this editorial" ], "synonyms":[ "allowance", "authorization", "concurrence", "consent", "granting", "green light", "leave", "license", "licence", "permission", "sanction", "sufferance", "warrant" ], "near synonyms":[ "imprimatur", "seal", "signature", "stamp", "accreditation", "certification", "liberty", "pass", "concession", "patent", "permit", "tolerance", "toleration", "acceptance", "acquiescence", "agreement", "assent", "OK", "okay", "accord", "grant" ], "near antonyms":[ "denial", "refusal", "rejection", "revocation", "taboo", "tabu", "injunction", "veto", "deterrence", "discouragement", "repression", "suppression", "ban", "embargo", "exclusion" ], "antonyms":[ "interdiction", "prohibition", "proscription" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clerihews":{ "as in English sonnets , anacreontics":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anacreontics", "dithyrambs", "eclogues", "elegies", "English sonnets", "epics", "epigrams", "epodes", "epopees", "eposes", "georgics", "idylls", "idyls", "jingles", "laments", "limericks", "madrigals", "odes", "pastorales", "pastorals", "psalms", "rondeaux", "rondelets", "rondelles", "rondels", "sonnets", "triolets", "villanelles", "lyrics", "poems", "runes", "songs", "rhymes", "rimes", "ballads", "lays", "haiku", "senryu", "tankas", "blank verses", "free verses", "minstrelsies", "poesies", "poetries", "versifications", "vers libres" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clearing (up)":{ "to make plain or understandable":{ "examples":[ "a simple explanation cleared the matter up" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifying", "construing", "demonstrating", "demystifying", "elucidating", "explaining", "explicating", "expounding", "getting across", "illuminating", "illustrating", "interpreting", "simplifying", "spelling out", "unriddling" ], "near synonyms":[ "deciphering", "decoding", "analyzing", "breaking down", "disentangling", "undoing", "unraveling", "unscrambling", "untangling", "resolving", "solving", "defining", "specifying", "annotating", "commentating", "glossing" ], "near antonyms":[ "befogging", "clouding", "confounding", "confusing", "obfuscating" ], "antonyms":[ "obscuring" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleans house":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "We should clean house before the guests begin to arrive." ], "synonyms":[ "cleans (up)", "picks up", "tidies (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "housecleans", "housekeeps", "cleans (off)", "cleans (up)", "neatens", "polices (up)", "straightens (up)", "turns out", "unclutters", "arranges", "orders" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutters", "disarranges", "messes (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "clergyperson":{ "a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{ "examples":[ "a clergyperson of your choice would be the best one to advise on this spiritual matter" ], "synonyms":[ "cleric", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "minister", "preacher", "priest", "reverend" ], "near synonyms":[ "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "clergywoman", "deaconess", "priestess", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "friar", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "religious", "high priest", "high priestess" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay reader", "lector" ], "antonyms":[ "layman", "layperson", "secular" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaved (to)":{ "as in stuck (to) , clung (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clung (to)", "hugged", "stuck (to)", "carried", "kept", "maintained", "preserved", "remembered", "retained", "treasured", "brooded (about or over)", "fixated (on or upon)", "obsessed (about or over)", "cultivated", "fostered", "nurtured", "supported", "sustained", "bore", "cherished", "entertained", "had", "harbored", "held", "nursed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "dropped", "forgot", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "abjured", "declined", "denied", "disdained", "refused", "rejected", "repudiated", "scorned", "abandoned", "deserted", "discarded", "forsook", "gave up", "parted (with)", "quit", "quitted", "renounced", "threw out", "erased", "expunged" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clergymen":{ "as in fathers , churchmen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churchmen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "ministers", "preachers", "priests", "reverends", "clergywomen", "deaconesses", "priestesses", "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "monsignors", "monsignori", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "friars", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "religious", "high priestesses", "high priests" ], "near antonyms":[ "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular", "lay readers", "lectors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clean (off)":{ "as in turn out , straighten (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "neaten", "police (up)", "straighten (up)", "turn out", "unclutter", "houseclean", "housekeep", "arrange", "order", "clean (up)", "pick up", "tidy (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutter", "disarrange", "mess (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clerical":{ "of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy":{ "examples":[ "clerical duties such as providing spiritual counseling and leading Bible study classes" ], "synonyms":[ "clerkly", "ministerial", "pastoral", "priestly", "sacerdotal" ], "near synonyms":[ "evangelical", "evangelic", "missionary", "apostolic", "canonical", "diaconal", "diocesan", "episcopal", "papal", "patriarchal", "pontifical", "churchly", "ecclesiastic", "ecclesiastical", "divine", "holy", "religious", "sacramental", "conventual", "mendicant", "monachal", "monastic", "caliphal", "rabbinic", "rabbinical" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "lay", "nonclerical", "secular", "temporal" ] }, "a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{ "examples":[ "some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure" ], "synonyms":[ "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "minister", "preacher", "priest", "reverend" ], "near synonyms":[ "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "clergywoman", "deaconess", "priestess", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "friar", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "religious", "high priest", "high priestess" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay reader", "lector" ], "antonyms":[ "layman", "layperson", "secular" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "cleaned (out)":{ "as in cheated , defrauded":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheated", "defrauded", "shortchanged", "denuded", "bankrupted", "disfurnished", "impoverished", "abated", "bereaved", "bereft", "deprived", "divested", "stripped", "stript" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleverish":{ "as in gimmicky , gadgety":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gadgety", "gimmicky", "adventurous", "fresh", "groundbreaking", "novel", "original", "visionary", "convenient", "handy", "neat", "nifty", "practical", "useful", "artful", "clever", "creative", "imaginative", "ingenious", "innovative", "inventive", "complex", "sophisticated", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "expert", "handsome", "tricky", "brainy", "intelligent", "sharp", "smart" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncreative", "unimaginative", "dull", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "stodgy", "assembly-line", "canned", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "hackneyed", "unoriginal", "impractical", "useless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "clerihew":{ "as in English sonnet , anacreontic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anacreontic", "dithyramb", "eclogue", "elegy", "English sonnet", "epic", "epigram", "epode", "epopee", "epos", "georgic", "idyll", "idyl", "jingle", "lament", "limerick", "madrigal", "ode", "pastoral", "pastorale", "psalm", "rondeau", "rondel", "rondelle", "rondelet", "sonnet", "triolet", "villanelle", "lyric", "poem", "rune", "song", "rhyme", "rime", "ballad", "lay", "haiku", "senryu", "tanka", "blank verse", "free verse", "minstrelsy", "poesy", "poetry", "versification", "vers libre" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clear-eyed":{ "having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment":{ "examples":[ "shows a clear-eyed understanding of what it takes to be successful in business" ], "synonyms":[ "astute", "canny", "clear-sighted", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "heady", "knowing", "savvy", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "shrewd", "smart" ], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "pawky", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "tricky", "wily", "discerning", "insightful", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "wise", "experienced", "veteran", "discriminating", "discriminative", "agile", "alert", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp-eyed", "sharp-sighted", "apt", "ingenious", "resourceful", "calculating", "scheming" ], "near antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "exploitable", "gullible", "gullable", "unperceptive", "unwise", "dense", "dull", "obtuse", "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "brainless", "dim-witted", "dopey", "dopy", "dumb", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "softheaded", "stupid", "thickheaded", "thick-witted", "unintelligent", "weak-minded", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "silly", "thoughtless", "witless", "ignorant", "uninformed" ], "antonyms":[ "unknowing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "clear off":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work" ], "synonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up or off)", "part", "peel off", "pike (out or off)", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "start", "strike out", "abscond", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "mizzle", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "go out", "light out", "step out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate", "emigrate", "adjourn", "remove", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "lodge", "remain", "settle", "stay", "tarry", "approach", "close", "near", "hit", "land", "reach" ], "antonyms":[ "arrive", "come", "show up", "turn up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleanly":{ "according to the rules or the law":{ "examples":[ "it was a cleanly fought match, so you have no grounds for complaint" ], "synonyms":[ "clean", "fair", "fairly", "legally" ], "near synonyms":[ "ethically", "high-mindedly", "morally", "nobly", "honorably" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignobly", "immorally", "underhandedly", "unethically", "dishonorably" ], "antonyms":[ "dirty", "illegally" ] }, "as in sanitary , sterile":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "germfree", "hygienic", "sanitary", "sterile", "pure", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "wholesome", "abluted", "bleached", "cleansed", "purified", "scrubbed", "washed", "whitened", "antiseptic", "chaste", "clean", "fair", "immaculate", "pristine", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied", "milky", "snowy", "white", "flawless", "unblemished", "bright", "shiny", "sparkling" ], "near antonyms":[ "besmirched", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "grubby", "smirched", "soiled", "spotted", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleaned", "dingy", "greasy", "grimy", "mucky", "muddy", "unwashed", "defiled", "germy", "polluted", "tainted", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "blackened", "discolored" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "clergy":{ "the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church":{ "examples":[ "when people find out she's a member of the clergy , they suddenly change their manner" ], "synonyms":[ "church", "cloth", "first estate", "ministry", "spirituality", "spiritualty" ], "near synonyms":[ "diaconate", "episcopate", "hierarchy", "presbytery", "clerkship", "monkhood", "priesthood" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "laity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleared":{ "allowing passage without obstruction":{ "examples":[ "for safety reasons, there must be a cleared staircase at all times" ], "synonyms":[ "clear", "free", "open", "unclogged", "unclosed", "unobstructed", "unstopped" ], "near synonyms":[ "enterable", "navigable", "passable", "emptied", "empty", "unoccupied", "vacant", "exposed", "revealed", "gaping", "wide", "yawning", "unbarred", "unbolted", "unclasped", "unfastened", "unlatched", "unlocked", "unsealed", "unbuttoned", "unclenched", "unfolded", "unfurled", "unzipped" ], "near antonyms":[ "impassable", "impassible", "constricted", "cramped", "encumbered", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "trammeled", "trammelled", "barricaded", "blockaded", "dammed", "gated" ], "antonyms":[ "blocked", "clogged", "closed", "jammed", "obstructed", "plugged", "shut", "stopped", "stuffed", "uncleared" ] }, "to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{ "examples":[ "the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops" ], "synonyms":[ "freed", "opened", "unblocked" ], "near synonyms":[ "eased", "facilitated", "loosened (up)", "smoothed", "unchoked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "uncluttered", "stripped", "stript" ], "near antonyms":[ "clogged", "closed", "dammed", "obstructed", "plugged", "stopped", "cluttered (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "blocked" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "cleared the woods of brush" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdened", "disencumbered", "divested", "freed", "relieved", "rid", "ridded", "unburdened" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharged", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "released", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered", "bailed (out)", "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogged (down)", "fettered", "hampered", "restrained", "shackled", "subjected", "weighed down", "weighted (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "saddled" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "finally cleared the last debt" ], "synonyms":[ "anted (up)", "balanced", "discharged", "footed", "liquidated", "met", "paid", "paid off", "paid up", "ponied up", "quit", "quitted", "recompensed", "settled", "sprang (for)", "sprung (for)", "stood" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiated" ] }, "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes" ], "synonyms":[ "emptied", "evacuated", "vacated", "voided" ], "near synonyms":[ "depleted", "drained", "eliminated", "exhausted", "wasted", "bled", "drew (off)", "cleaned", "flushed", "purged", "scoured", "swept" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "filled", "loaded" ] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "cleared the car windows" ], "synonyms":[ "clarified", "distilled", "filtered", "fined", "garbled", "purified" ], "near synonyms":[ "processed", "rectified", "refined", "cleaned", "cleansed", "decontaminated", "elutriated", "purged", "washed", "extracted", "leached", "bolted", "screened", "sieved", "sifted", "disinfected", "sanitized" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouded", "dulled", "muddied", "contaminated", "dirtied", "soiled", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "begrimed", "besmirched", "fouled", "sullied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "cleared himself of any involvement in the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "disembarrassed", "disengaged", "disentangled", "extricated", "freed", "liberated", "released", "untangled" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivered", "redeemed", "rescued", "saved", "disburdened", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unraveled", "unsnarled", "untied", "untwined" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocked", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "obstructed", "burdened", "encumbered", "loaded", "weighed" ], "antonyms":[ "embroiled", "entangled" ] }, "to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{ "examples":[ "plows promptly cleared the roads of snow" ], "synonyms":[ "freed", "opened", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped" ], "near synonyms":[ "eased", "facilitated", "loosened (up)", "smoothed" ], "near antonyms":[ "constricted", "encumbered", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "obstructed", "trammeled", "trammelled", "barricaded", "blockaded" ], "antonyms":[ "blocked", "clogged (up)", "closed", "dammed (up)", "plugged (up)", "stopped" ] }, "to free 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"validated", "blessed", "blest", "canonized", "sanctified", "initialed", "initialled", "rubber-stamped", "signed", "signed off (on)", "allowed", "enabled", "legalized", "licensed", "licenced", "passed", "permitted", "reapproved" ], "near antonyms":[ "banned", "enjoined", "forbade", "forbad", "illegalized", "interdicted", "prohibited", "proscribed", "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overlooked", "rebuffed", "rebutted", "refused", "spurned" ], "antonyms":[ "declined", "denied", "disallowed", "disapproved", "negatived", "rejected", "turned down", "vetoed" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "cleared the dishes from the table" ], "synonyms":[ "drew", "removed", "took out", "withdrew" ], "near synonyms":[ "demounted", "dislodged", "abstracted", "cut", "drew off", "drew out", "extracted", "pulled", "budged", "dislocated", "displaced", "disturbed", "moved", "shifted", "transferred", "transposed" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounted", "anchored", "clamped", "fixed", "hitched", "moored", "secured", "set", "embedded", "imbedded", "entrenched", "intrenched", "implanted", "ingrained", "engrained", "lodged", "rooted", "set up", "sited", "situated", "stuck" ], "antonyms":[ "placed", "positioned", "put" ] }, "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses" ], "synonyms":[ "acquainted", "advised", "apprised", "briefed", "caught up", "clued (in)", "enlightened", "familiarized", "filled in", "hipped", "informed", "instructed", "told", "versed", "wised (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertised", "alerted", "notified", "announced (to)", "disclosed (to)", "assured", "certified", "convinced", "reassured", "warranted", "educated", "lectured", "schooled", "taught", "tutored", "disabused", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "undeceived" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinformed", "misled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive after charges and deductions have been made":{ "examples":[ "cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile" ], "synonyms":[ "netted" ], "near synonyms":[ "earned", "gained", "garnered", "got", "made", "realized", "cashed in (on)", "raked (in)", "cleaned up" ], "near antonyms":[ "grossed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "cleaved":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "examples":[ "you should resolutely cleave to the facts in your report" ], "synonyms":[ "adhered", "clung", "hewed", "stuck" ], "near synonyms":[ "bound", "cohered", "fastened", "fused", "glued", "united" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosened", "dropped", "fell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleansing":{ "the act or fact of freeing from sin or moral guilt":{ "examples":[ "underwent a cleansing before he could enter the temple's most sacred chamber" ], "synonyms":[ "purification", "sanctification" ], "near synonyms":[ "rebirth", "regeneration", "restoration", "grace", "redemption", "salvation", "absolution", "forgiveness", "remission", "acquittal", "clearance", "clearing", "exoneration", "vindication", "atonement", "expiation" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasphemy", "defilement", "desecration", "profanation", "violation", "corruption", "debasement", "perversion", "contamination", "pollution", "sullying", "tarnishing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cathartic , purifying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cathartic", "purificatory", "purifying", "affecting", "emotional", "impactful", "impressive", "moving", "poignant", "stirring", "touching", "eloquent", "expressive", "meaningful", "significant", "demonstrative", "excitable", "feeling", "passionate", "responsive", "sensitive", "exciting", "inspirational", "provoking", "rousing", "stimulating" ], "near antonyms":[ "repressive", "unaffecting", "unemotional", "unimpressive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially":{ "examples":[ "in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants" ], "synonyms":[ "purging", "purifying", "sanctifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "amending", "improving", "refining", "healing", "regenerating", "restoring", "elevating", "ennobling", "uplifting", "absolving", "acquitting", "clearing", "exonerating", "vindicating" ], "near antonyms":[ "corrupting", "debasing", "debauching", "defiling", "degrading", "demeaning", "depraving", "perverting", "staining", "warping", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "sullying", "tarnishing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove the dirt from":{ "examples":[ "cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaning", "deterging", "GI'ing", "turning out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decontaminating", "purging", "purifying", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "brushing", "combing", "dry-cleaning", "dusting", "laundering", "mopping", "mucking (out)", "rinsing", "scouring", "scrubbing", "shampooing", "sponging", "swabbing", "sweeping", "vacuuming", "washing", "wiping", "brightening", "deodorizing", "freshening", "sprucing (up)", "sweetening", "picking up", "straightening (up)", "tidying", "uncluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "begriming", "muddying", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "blackening", "discoloring" ], "antonyms":[ "besmirching", "dirtying", "fouling", "soiling", "spotting", "staining", "sullying" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "clench":{ "the act or manner of holding":{ "examples":[ "fearful that his suitcase might be stolen, he never once relaxed his clench on the handle" ], "synonyms":[ "clasp", "grapple", "grasp", "grip", "handgrip", "handhold", "hold" ], "near synonyms":[ "anchorage", "leverage", "purchase", "grab", "seizure", "foothold", "footing", "toehold", "clinch", "embrace", "hug" ], "near antonyms":[ "release", "relinquishment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have or keep in one's hands":{ "examples":[ "clenched a tissue in his hands as he told his story of misfortune" ], "synonyms":[ "cling (to)", "clutch", "grip", "hold" ], "near synonyms":[ "bear", "carry", "bag", "capture", "catch", "collar", "corral", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "latch (on or onto)", "nab", "nail", "seize", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "take", "trap", "feel", "finger", "handle", "paw", "clasp", "embrace", "grasp", "hug", "cradle" ], "near antonyms":[ "drop", "give", "hand", "unclasp", "unhand", "cede", "deliver", "give up", "hand out", "hand over", "release", "relinquish", "render", "turn over", "yield" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "cleaving":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "examples":[ "you should resolutely cleave to the facts in your report" ], "synonyms":[ "adhering", "clinging", "hewing", "sticking" ], "near synonyms":[ "binding", "cohering", "fastening", "fusing", "gluing", "glueing", "uniting" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosening", "dropping", "falling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clear":{ "easily seen through":{ "examples":[ "the clear glass walls of the aquarium's giant ocean tank" ], "synonyms":[ "crystal", "crystal clear", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "see-through", "transparent" ], "near synonyms":[ "colorless", "uncolored", "diaphanous", "lucid", "semitranslucent", "semitransparent", "sheer", "translucent", "transparentized", "glassy", "vitreous" ], "near antonyms":[ "colored", "dark", "glazed", "tinted", "filmy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "dense", "muddy", "murky", "turbid" ], "antonyms":[ "cloudy", "opaque" ] }, "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "examples":[ "the meaning of her broad smile was clear to the whole class" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "nonambiguous", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ] }, "having or showing a mind free from doubt":{ "examples":[ "I need to be absolutely clear about what you're saying" ], "synonyms":[ "assured", "certain", "cocksure", "confident", "doubtless", "implicit", "positive", "sanguine", "sure" ], "near synonyms":[ "self-assured", "self-conceited", "self-confident", "decisive", "resolute", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unquestioning", "unwavering" ], "near antonyms":[ "hesitant", "indecisive", "vacillating", "wavering", "diffident", "unassuming" ], "antonyms":[ "doubtful", "dubious", "uncertain", "unsure" ] }, "not stormy or cloudy":{ "examples":[ "novice pilots can only fly on clear days" ], "synonyms":[ "bright", "cloudless", "fair", "sunny", "sunshiny", "unclouded" ], "near synonyms":[ "balmy", "clement", "gentle", "mild", "moderate", "temperate", "calm", "halcyon", "peaceful", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "fine", "pleasant" ], "near antonyms":[ "harsh", "inclement", "severe", "blustering", "blustery", "breezy", "gusty", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "murky", "soupy" ], "antonyms":[ "bleak", "cloudy", "dirty", "foul", "nasty", "overcast", "rainy", "raw", "rough", "squally", "stormy", "sunless", "tempestuous", "turbulent" ] }, "serving to put an end to all debate or questioning":{ "examples":[ "the evidence is clear : he's innocent" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "conclusive", "deciding", "decisive", "definitive", "last" ], "near synonyms":[ "determinate", "determinative", "dispositive", "hands-down", "inarguable", "incontestable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "irrefutable", "unanswerable", "undebatable", "undeniable", "undisputable", "unquestionable", "unchallenged", "uncontested", "undisputed", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "certain", "definite", "positive", "sure", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "persuasive", "telling" ], "near antonyms":[ "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "moot", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "refutable", "ambiguous", "equivocal", "controversial", "debated", "disputed" ], "antonyms":[ "inconclusive", "indecisive", "unclear" ] }, "allowing passage without obstruction":{ "examples":[ "flooding was widespread, and only some roads are clear so far" ], "synonyms":[ "cleared", "free", "open", "unclogged", "unclosed", "unobstructed", "unstopped" ], "near synonyms":[ "enterable", "navigable", "passable", "emptied", "empty", "unoccupied", "vacant", "exposed", "revealed", "gaping", "wide", "yawning", "unbarred", "unbolted", "unclasped", "unfastened", "unlatched", "unlocked", "unsealed", "unbuttoned", "unclenched", "unfolded", "unfurled", "unzipped" ], "near antonyms":[ "impassable", "impassible", "constricted", "cramped", "encumbered", "hampered", "hindered", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "trammeled", "trammelled", "barricaded", "blockaded", "dammed", "gated" ], "antonyms":[ "blocked", "clogged", "closed", "jammed", "obstructed", "plugged", "shut", "stopped", "stuffed", "uncleared" ] }, "free from guilt or blame":{ "examples":[ "slept with a clear conscience" ], "synonyms":[ "blameless", "cleanhanded", "faultless", "guiltless", "impeccable", "inculpable", "innocent", "irreproachable", "lily-white" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exonerated", "vindicated", "ethical", "law-abiding", "moral", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous" ], "near antonyms":[ "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "culpable", "impeachable", "indictable", "punishable", "accused", "impeached", "indicted", "condemned", "convicted", "hangdog", "shamed", "shamefaced" ], "antonyms":[ "guilty" ] }, "giving off or reflecting much light":{ "examples":[ "spermaceti candles were once highly prized for the clear flame that they produced" ], "synonyms":[ "beaming", "bedazzling", "bright", "brilliant", "candescent", "dazzling", "effulgent", "fulgent", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous", "lustrous", "radiant", "refulgent", "sheeny", "shining", "shiny", "splendid" ], "near synonyms":[ "ablaze", "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "red-hot", "agleam", "aglitter", "blinding", "coruscant", "flaring", "flashing", "flickering", "gemmy", "glancing", "glaring", "gleaming", "glimmering", "glinting", "glistening", "glistering", "glittering", "scintillant", "scintillating", "shimmering", "shimmery", "sparkling", "sunny", "twinkling", "winking", "burnished", "polished", "shined", "superbright", "ultrabright" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dimmed", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "tenebrous", "unlit", "cloudy", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "palish" ], "antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "lackluster", "unbright", "unbrilliant" ] }, "to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{ "examples":[ "the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops" ], "synonyms":[ "free", "open", "unblock" ], "near synonyms":[ "ease", "facilitate", "loosen (up)", "smooth", "unchoke", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop", "unclutter", "strip" ], "near antonyms":[ "clog", "close", "dam", "obstruct", "plug", "stop", "clutter (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "block" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "cleared the woods of brush" ], "synonyms":[ "disburden", "disencumber", "divest", "free", "relieve", "rid", "unburden" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharge", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "release", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter", "bail (out)", "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate" ], "near antonyms":[ "bog (down)", "fetter", "hamper", "restrain", "shackle", "subject", "weigh down", "weight (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "saddle" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "finally cleared the last debt" ], "synonyms":[ "ante (up)", "balance", "discharge", "foot", "liquidate", "meet", "pay", "pay off", "pay up", "pony up", "quit", "recompense", "settle", "spring (for)", "stand" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiate" ] }, "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes" ], "synonyms":[ "empty", "evacuate", "vacate", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplete", "drain", "eliminate", "exhaust", "waste", "bleed", "draw (off)", "clean", "flush", "purge", "scour", "sweep" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fill", "load" ] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "cleared the car windows" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "distill", "distil", "filter", "fine", "garble", "purify" ], "near synonyms":[ "process", "rectify", "refine", "clean", "cleanse", "decontaminate", "elutriate", "purge", "wash", "extract", "leach", "bolt", "screen", "sieve", "sift", "disinfect", "sanitize" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloud", "dull", "muddy", "contaminate", "dirty", "soil", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "begrime", "besmirch", "foul", "sully" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "cleared himself of any involvement in the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "disembarrass", "disengage", "disentangle", "extricate", "free", "liberate", "release", "untangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliver", "redeem", "rescue", "save", "disburden", "disencumber", "unburden", "unravel", "unsnarl", "untie", "untwine" ], "near antonyms":[ "block", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "burden", "encumber", "load", "weigh" ], "antonyms":[ "embroil", "entangle" ] }, "to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{ "examples":[ "plows promptly cleared the roads of snow" ], "synonyms":[ "free", "open", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop" ], "near synonyms":[ "ease", "facilitate", "loosen (up)", "smooth" ], "near antonyms":[ "constrict", "encumber", "hamper", "hinder", "impede", "interfere (with)", "obstruct", "trammel", "barricade", "blockade" ], "antonyms":[ "block", "clog (up)", "close", "dam (up)", "plug (up)", "stop" ] }, "to free from a charge of wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "she had once been accused of embezzlement, but an investigation by the bank cleared her" ], "synonyms":[ "absolve", "acquit", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate" ], "near synonyms":[ "atone (for)", "expiate", "discharge", "liberate", "redeem", "release", "unburden", "condone", "excuse", "whitewash", "forgive", "pardon", "remit", "avenge", "redress", "revenge" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuse", "arraign", "charge", "impeach", "indict", "convict" ], "antonyms":[ "criminate", "incriminate" ] }, "to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{ "examples":[ "the administration cleared the plan, and building should begin shortly" ], "synonyms":[ "accredit", "approbate", "approve", "authorize", "confirm", "finalize", "formalize", "homologate", "OK", "okay", "ratify", "sanction", "warrant" ], "near synonyms":[ "accept", "acknowledge", "affirm", "certify", "endorse", "indorse", "validate", "bless", "canonize", "sanctify", "initial", "rubber-stamp", "sign", "sign off (on)", "allow", "enable", "legalize", "license", "licence", "pass", "permit", "reapprove" ], "near antonyms":[ "ban", "enjoin", "forbid", "illegalize", "interdict", "prohibit", "proscribe", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook", "rebuff", "rebut", "refuse", "spurn" ], "antonyms":[ "decline", "deny", "disallow", "disapprove", "negative", "reject", "turn down", "veto" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "cleared the dishes from the table" ], "synonyms":[ "draw", "remove", "take out", "withdraw" ], "near synonyms":[ "demount", "dislodge", "abstract", "cut", "draw off", "draw out", "extract", "pull", "budge", "dislocate", "displace", "disturb", "move", "shift", "transfer", "transpose" ], "near antonyms":[ "mount", "anchor", "clamp", "fix", "hitch", "moor", "secure", "set", "embed", "imbed", "entrench", "intrench", "implant", "ingrain", "engrain", "lodge", "root", "set up", "site", "situate", "stick" ], "antonyms":[ "place", "position", "put" ] }, "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaint", "advise", "apprise", "brief", "catch up", "clue (in)", "enlighten", "familiarize", "fill in", "hip", "inform", "instruct", "tell", "verse", "wise (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "alert", "notify", "announce (to)", "disclose (to)", "assure", "certify", "convince", "reassure", "warrant", "educate", "lecture", "school", "teach", "tutor", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion", "undeceive" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinform", "mislead" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive after charges and deductions have been made":{ "examples":[ "cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile" ], "synonyms":[ "net" ], "near synonyms":[ "earn", "gain", "garner", "get", "make", "realize", "cash in (on)", "rake (in)", "clean up" ], "near antonyms":[ "gross" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in over , through":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "across", "athwart", "over", "through" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "verb" ] }, "clear out":{ "to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart":{ "examples":[ "police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators" ], "synonyms":[ "disband", "dispel", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter", "squander" ], "near synonyms":[ "break up", "isolate", "part", "segregate", "separate", "split (up)", "diffuse", "disseminate", "diverge", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglutinate", "conglomerate", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[ "assemble", "cluster", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "gather", "ingather" ] }, "to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{ "examples":[ "everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding" ], "synonyms":[ "abscond", "break out (of)", "escape", "flee", "fly", "get out", "lam", "run away", "run off" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoid", "elude", "evade", "lose", "shun", "decamp", "depart", "elope", "exit", "go", "leave", "move", "pull out", "quit", "sally (forth)", "shove (off)", "take off", "walk out", "disentangle", "extricate", "bring off", "emancipate", "enfranchise", "free", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "manumit", "redeem", "release", "rescue", "spring", "unbind", "uncage", "unchain", "unfetter" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "hang around", "linger", "remain", "stay", "stick around", "tarry", "come back", "return" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "the lunch crowd usually clears out by 2:00 p.m. at the latest" ], "synonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up or off)", "part", "peel off", "pike (out or off)", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "start", "strike out", "abscond", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "mizzle", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "go out", "light out", "step out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate", "emigrate", "adjourn", "remove", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "lodge", "remain", "settle", "stay", "tarry", "approach", "close", "near", "hit", "land", "reach" ], "antonyms":[ "arrive", "come", "show up", "turn up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleanness":{ "as in cleanliness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cleanliness" ], "near antonyms":[ "crud", "dirt", "filth", "grime", "gunk", "muck", "smut", "soil", "scum", "sewage", "sewerage", "slime", "sludge", "swill", "dross", "dust", "garbage", "junk", "litter", "refuse", "rubbish", "scrap", "trash", "waste" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in decency , correctness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "propriety", "rightness", "seemliness", "chastity", "innocence", "perfection", "pureness", "purity", "spotlessness", "blamelessness", "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness", "honesty", "honor", "integrity", "legitimacy", "probity", "rectitude", "scrupulosity", "scrupulousness", "uprightness", "good", "right", "morality", "virtue" ], "near antonyms":[ "corruption", "debauchery", "depravity", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "libertinage", "libertinism", "licentiousness", "profligacy", "sin", "vice", "bad", "badness", "blackness", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "turpitude", "villainy", "wickedness", "wrong", "atrociousness", "evilness", "heinousness", "sinfulness", "unscrupulousness", "viciousness", "vileness", "villainousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleans up one's act":{ "to change one's behavior or character for the better":{ "examples":[ "If you want to land a decent job, you need to clean up your act ." ], "synonyms":[ "amends", "mends", "reforms", "shapes up", "straightens (up or out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "behaves", "regenerates", "betters", "improves" ], "near antonyms":[ "backslides", "regresses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "cleaning (out)":{ "as in cheating , defrauding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cheating", "defrauding", "shortchanging", "denuding", "bankrupting", "disfurnishing", "impoverishing", "abating", "bereaving", "depriving", "divesting", "stripping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clenching":{ "to have or keep in one's hands":{ "examples":[ "clenched a tissue in his hands as he told his story of misfortune" ], "synonyms":[ "clinging (to)", "clutching", "gripping", "holding" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearing", "carrying", "bagging", "capturing", "catching", "collaring", "corralling", "grabbing", "grappling", "hooking", "landing", "latching (on or onto)", "nabbing", "nailing", "seizing", "snapping (up)", "snaring", "snatching", "taking", "trapping", "feeling", "fingering", "handling", "pawing", "clasping", "embracing", "grasping", "hugging", "cradling" ], "near antonyms":[ "dropping", "giving", "handing", "unclasping", "unhanding", "ceding", "delivering", "giving up", "handing out", "handing over", "releasing", "relinquishing", "rendering", "turning over", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleaned (up)":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "synonyms":[ "picked up", "tidied (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "housecleaned", "housekept", "cleaned (off)", "neatened", "policed (up)", "straightened (up)", "turned out", "uncluttered", "arranged", "ordered" ], "near antonyms":[ "cluttered", "disarranged", "messed (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerized", "censored", "expurgated", "laundered", "red-penciled" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleansed", "purged", "purified", "abbreviated", "blue-penciled", "edited", "shortened", "bleeped", "blipped", "cut (out)", "deleted", "excised", "expunged", "gutted", "x-ed (out)", "x'd (out)", "xed (out)", "blacked out", "repressed", "silenced", "suppressed", "censured", "condemned", "denounced", "examined", "reviewed", "screened", "scrutinized" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "authorized", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "abolished", "annihilated", "blacked out", "blotted out", "canceled", "cancelled", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "swept (away)", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "ravaged", "dismantled", "flattened", "mowed (down)", "razed", "tore down", "ruined", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wrecked", "blasted", "blew up", "dashed", "dynamited", "smashed", "atomized", "consumed", "devoured", "dissolved", "fragmented", "powdered", "pulverized", "shattered", "splintered", "doomed", "finished", "killed", "killed off", "terminated", "zapped", "cut", "discarded", "ditched", "ejected", "excised", "expelled", "jettisoned", "ousted", "threw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "built", "constructed", "created", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "shaped", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renewed", "renovated", "repaired", "restored", "revamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleavages":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcations", "breakups", "dissolutions", "disunions", "divisions", "fractionalizations", "fractionations", "partitions", "schisms", "scissions", "separations", "splits" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaches", "ruptures", "divorces", "severances", "decompositions", "disassemblies", "dismemberments", "segmentations", "subdivisions", "atomizations", "dichotomizations", "polarizations", "diffusions", "dispersals", "dispersions", "scatterings", "administrations", "apportionments", "distributions", "isolations", "seclusions", "segregations", "sequestrations" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblages", "associations", "attachments", "conjunctions", "connections", "linkages", "links", "linkups", "aggregations", "combinations", "consolidations", "fusions" ], "antonyms":[ "unifications", "unions" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clepes":{ "to give a name to":{ "examples":[ "the brewpub, yclept Ye Olde Taverne, has been decorated in Merrie Olde England to within an inch of its life" ], "synonyms":[ "baptizes", "calls", "christens", "denominates", "designates", "dubs", "entitles", "labels", "names", "nominates", "styles", "terms", "titles" ], "near synonyms":[ "brands", "stigmatizes", "tags", "denotes", "specifies", "miscalls", "misnames", "mistitles", "code-names", "nicknames", "rechristens", "relabels", "renames", "surnames" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleaned up":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "synonyms":[ "picked up", "tidied (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "housecleaned", "housekept", "cleaned (off)", "neatened", "policed (up)", "straightened (up)", "turned out", "uncluttered", "arranged", "ordered" ], "near antonyms":[ "cluttered", "disarranged", "messed (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerized", "censored", "expurgated", "laundered", "red-penciled" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleansed", "purged", "purified", "abbreviated", "blue-penciled", "edited", "shortened", "bleeped", "blipped", "cut (out)", "deleted", "excised", "expunged", "gutted", "x-ed (out)", "x'd (out)", "xed (out)", "blacked out", "repressed", "silenced", "suppressed", "censured", "condemned", "denounced", "examined", "reviewed", "screened", "scrutinized" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "authorized", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "abolished", "annihilated", "blacked out", "blotted out", "canceled", "cancelled", "effaced", "eradicated", "erased", "expunged", "exterminated", "extirpated", "liquidated", "obliterated", "rooted (out)", "rubbed out", "snuffed (out)", "stamped (out)", "swept (away)", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimated", "demolished", "destroyed", "devastated", "ravaged", "dismantled", "flattened", "mowed (down)", "razed", "tore down", "ruined", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wrecked", "blasted", "blew up", "dashed", "dynamited", "smashed", "atomized", "consumed", "devoured", "dissolved", "fragmented", "powdered", "pulverized", "shattered", "splintered", "doomed", "finished", "killed", "killed off", "terminated", "zapped", "cut", "discarded", "ditched", "ejected", "excised", "expelled", "jettisoned", "ousted", "threw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserved", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "built", "constructed", "created", "fabricated", "fashioned", "forged", "formed", "framed", "made", "manufactured", "shaped", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renewed", "renovated", "repaired", "restored", "revamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleans up":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "synonyms":[ "picks up", "tidies (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "housecleans", "housekeeps", "cleans (off)", "neatens", "polices (up)", "straightens (up)", "turns out", "unclutters", "arranges", "orders" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutters", "disarranges", "messes (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerizes", "censors", "expurgates", "launders", "red-pencils" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleanses", "purges", "purifies", "abbreviates", "blue-pencils", "edits", "shortens", "bleeps", "blips", "cuts (out)", "deletes", "excises", "expunges", "guts", "x's (out)", "blacks out", "represses", "silences", "suppresses", "censures", "condemns", "denounces", "examines", "reviews", "screens", "scrutinizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "authorizes", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishes", "annihilates", "blacks out", "blots out", "cancels", "effaces", "eradicates", "erases", "expunges", "exterminates", "extirpates", "liquidates", "obliterates", "roots (out)", "rubs out", "snuffs (out)", "stamps (out)", "sweeps (away)", "wipes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimates", "demolishes", "destroys", "devastates", "ravages", "dismantles", "flattens", "mows (down)", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "totals", "wastes", "wrecks", "blasts", "blows up", "dashes", "dynamites", "smashes", "atomizes", "consumes", "devours", "dissolves", "fragments", "powders", "pulverizes", "shatters", "splinters", "dooms", "finishes", "kills", "kills off", "terminates", "zaps", "cuts", "discards", "ditches", "ejects", "excises", "expels", "jettisons", "ousts", "throws out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserves", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "builds", "constructs", "creates", "fabricates", "fashions", "forges", "forms", "frames", "makes", "manufactures", "shapes", "fixes", "mends", "patches", "rebuilds", "reconditions", "reconstructs", "renews", "renovates", "repairs", "restores", "revamps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleared off":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work" ], "synonyms":[ "bailed", "bailed out", "booked", "bugged off", "bugged out", "buggered off", "buzzed (off)", "cleared out", "cut out", "departed", "dug out", "exited", "got", "got off", "moved", "packed (up or off)", "parted", "peeled off", "piked (out or off)", "pulled out", "pushed off", "pushed on", "quit", "quitted", "ran along", "sallied (forth)", "scarpered", "shoved (off)", "stepped (along)", "took off", "vamoosed", "walked out", "went", "went off" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "started", "struck out", "absconded", "decamped", "escaped", "evacuated", "fled", "flew", "got out", "mizzled", "ran away", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped", "lit", "lighted out", "stepped out", "went out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "vacated", "emigrated", "adjourned", "removed", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lodged", "remained", "settled", "stayed", "tarried", "approached", "closed", "neared", "hit", "landed", "reached" ], "antonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "showed up", "turned up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clerisy":{ "intellectuals considered as a social class":{ "examples":[ "a society lacking a well-established clerisy with a strong commitment to democratic ideals" ], "synonyms":[ "intelligentsia", "literati" ], "near synonyms":[ "avant-garde", "culturati", "chosen", "illuminati", "best", "choice", "cream", "elect", "elite", "fat", "flower", "pick", "prime", "upper crust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleanliness":{ "as in hygiene":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hygiene", "fitness", "health", "healthiness", "heartiness", "robustness", "sap", "soundness", "verdure", "wellness", "wholeness", "wholesomeness", "fettle", "shape", "hardiness", "lustiness", "robustiousness", "ruggedness", "stamina", "strength", "toughness", "vigor", "vigorousness", "vitality", "bloom", "flush", "flushness", "activeness", "agility", "liveliness", "spryness", "weal", "welfare", "well-being" ], "near antonyms":[ "dirtiness", "uncleanliness", "uncleanness", "debility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "frailness", "infirmity", "lameness", "sickliness", "weakness", "ailment", "condition", "disease", "disorder", "malady", "trouble", "illness", "sickness", "unhealthiness", "unsoundness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clears":{ "to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{ "examples":[ "the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops" ], "synonyms":[ "frees", "opens", "unblocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "eases", "facilitates", "loosens (up)", "smooths", "smoothes", "unchokes", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "unclutters", "strips" ], "near antonyms":[ "clogs", "closes", "dams", "obstructs", "plugs", "stops", "clutters (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "blocks" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "cleared the woods of brush" ], "synonyms":[ "disburdens", "disencumbers", "divests", "frees", "relieves", "rids", "unburdens" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharges", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters", "bails (out)", "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogs (down)", "fetters", "hampers", "restrains", "shackles", "subjects", "weighs down", "weights (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles" ] }, "to give what is owed for":{ "examples":[ "finally cleared the last debt" ], "synonyms":[ "antes (up)", "balances", "discharges", "foots", "liquidates", "meets", "pays", "pays off", "pays up", "ponies up", "quits", "recompenses", "settles", "springs (for)", "stands" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "repudiates" ] }, "to remove the contents of":{ "examples":[ "cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes" ], "synonyms":[ "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ], "near synonyms":[ "depletes", "drains", "eliminates", "exhausts", "wastes", "bleeds", "draws (off)", "cleans", "flushes", "purges", "scours", "sweeps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "fills", "loads" ] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "cleared the car windows" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifies", "distills", "distils", "filters", "fines", "garbles", "purifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "processes", "rectifies", "refines", "cleans", "cleanses", "decontaminates", "elutriates", "purges", "washes", "extracts", "leaches", "bolts", "screens", "sieves", "sifts", "disinfects", "sanitizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouds", "dulls", "muddies", "contaminates", "dirties", "soils", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "begrimes", "besmirches", "fouls", "sullies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "cleared himself of any involvement in the matter" ], "synonyms":[ "disembarrasses", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "frees", "liberates", "releases", "untangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unravels", "unsnarls", "unties", "untwines" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "burdens", "encumbers", "loads", "weighs" ], "antonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles" ] }, "to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{ "examples":[ "plows promptly cleared the roads of snow" ], "synonyms":[ "frees", "opens", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops" ], "near synonyms":[ "eases", "facilitates", "loosens (up)", "smooths", "smoothes" ], "near antonyms":[ "constricts", "encumbers", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "interferes (with)", "obstructs", "trammels", "barricades", "blockades" ], "antonyms":[ "blocks", "clogs (up)", "closes", "dams (up)", "plugs (up)", "stops" ] }, "to free from a charge of wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "she had once been accused of embezzlement, but an investigation by the bank cleared her" ], "synonyms":[ "absolves", "acquits", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates" ], "near synonyms":[ "atones (for)", "expiates", "discharges", "liberates", "redeems", "releases", "unburdens", "condones", "excuses", "whitewashes", "forgives", "pardons", "remits", "avenges", "redresses", "revenges" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuses", "arraigns", "charges", "impeaches", "indicts", "convicts" ], "antonyms":[ "criminates", "incriminates" ] }, "to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{ "examples":[ "the administration cleared the plan, and building should begin shortly" ], "synonyms":[ "accredits", "approbates", "approves", "authorizes", "confirms", "finalizes", "formalizes", "homologates", "OKs", "okays", "ratifies", "sanctions", "warrants" ], "near synonyms":[ "accepts", "acknowledges", "affirms", "certifies", "endorses", "indorses", "validates", "blesses", "canonizes", "sanctifies", "initials", "rubber-stamps", "signs", "signs off (on)", "allows", "enables", "legalizes", "licenses", "licences", "passes", "permits", "reapproves" ], "near antonyms":[ "bans", "enjoins", "forbids", "illegalizes", "interdicts", "prohibits", "proscribes", "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "rebuffs", "rebuts", "refuses", "spurns" ], "antonyms":[ "declines", "denies", "disallows", "disapproves", "negatives", "rejects", "turns down", "vetoes" ] }, "to take away from a place or position":{ "examples":[ "cleared the dishes from the table" ], "synonyms":[ "draws", "removes", "takes out", "withdraws" ], "near synonyms":[ "demounts", "dislodges", "abstracts", "cuts", "draws off", "draws out", "extracts", "pulls", "budges", "dislocates", "displaces", "disturbs", "moves", "shifts", "transfers", "transposes" ], "near antonyms":[ "mounts", "anchors", "clamps", "fixes", "hitches", "moors", "secures", "sets", "embeds", "imbeds", "entrenches", "intrenches", "implants", "ingrains", "engrains", "lodges", "roots", "sets up", "sites", "situates", "sticks" ], "antonyms":[ "places", "positions", "puts" ] }, "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaints", "advises", "apprises", "briefs", "catches up", "clues (in)", "enlightens", "familiarizes", "fills in", "hips", "informs", "instructs", "tells", "verses", "wises (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertises", "alerts", "notifies", "announces (to)", "discloses (to)", "assures", "certifies", "convinces", "reassures", "warrants", "educates", "lectures", "schools", "teaches", "tutors", "disabuses", "disenchants", "disillusions", "undeceives" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinforms", "misleads" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to receive after charges and deductions have been made":{ "examples":[ "cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile" ], "synonyms":[ "nets" ], "near synonyms":[ "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "makes", "realizes", "cashes in (on)", "rakes (in)", "cleans up" ], "near antonyms":[ "grosses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleanses":{ "to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially":{ "examples":[ "in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants" ], "synonyms":[ "purges", "purifies", "sanctifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "amends", "improves", "refines", "heals", "regenerates", "restores", "elevates", "ennobles", "uplifts", "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exonerates", "vindicates" ], "near antonyms":[ "corrupts", "debases", "debauches", "defiles", "degrades", "demeans", "depraves", "perverts", "stains", "warps", "poisons", "profanes", "prostitutes", "sullies", "tarnishes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove the dirt from":{ "examples":[ "cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage" ], "synonyms":[ "cleans", "deterges", "GIs", "turns out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decontaminates", "purges", "purifies", "disinfects", "sanitizes", "brushes", "combs", "dry-cleans", "dusts", "launders", "mops", "mucks (out)", "rinses", "scours", "scrubs", "shampoos", "sponges", "swabs", "sweeps", "vacuums", "washes", "wipes", "brightens", "deodorizes", "freshens", "spruces (up)", "sweetens", "picks up", "straightens (up)", "tidies", "unclutters" ], "near antonyms":[ "begrimes", "muddies", "defiles", "pollutes", "taints", "blackens", "discolors" ], "antonyms":[ "besmirches", "dirties", "fouls", "soils", "spots", "stains", "sullies" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleaning (off)":{ "as in turning out , straightening (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "neatening", "policing (up)", "straightening (up)", "turning out", "uncluttering", "housecleaning", "housekeeping", "arranging", "ordering", "cleaning (up)", "picking up", "tidying (up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "cluttering", "disarranging", "messing (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleaners":{ "a substance used for cleaning":{ "examples":[ "a kitchen shelf loaded with household cleaners" ], "synonyms":[ "cleansers", "detergents", "soaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "disinfectants", "purifiers", "solvents", "scrubs", "shampoos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaver":{ "a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hack", "cutter", "knife", "shank", "shiv", "bayonet", "bodkin", "bolo", "bowie knife", "cutlass", "dagger", "dirk", "jackknife", "machete", "pocketknife", "poniard", "sheath knife", "stiletto", "stylet", "switchblade", "switch knife", "yataghan", "rapier", "saber", "sabre", "steel", "sword", "scalpel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clepsydras":{ "as in hourglasses , water clocks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hourglasses", "sandglasses", "sundials", "water clocks", "alarm clocks", "atomic clocks", "cuckoo clocks", "grandfather clocks", "time clocks", "chronographs", "stopwatches", "watches", "chronometers", "clocks", "timekeepers", "timepieces", "timers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleave":{ "to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion":{ "examples":[ "you should resolutely cleave to the facts in your report" ], "synonyms":[ "adhere", "cling", "hew", "stick" ], "near synonyms":[ "bind", "cohere", "fasten", "fuse", "glue", "unite" ], "near antonyms":[ "loosen", "drop", "fall" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleansers":{ "a substance used for cleaning":{ "examples":[ "a bathroom cleanser" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaners", "detergents", "soaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "disinfectants", "purifiers", "solvents", "scrubs", "shampoos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clenches":{ "the act or manner of holding":{ "examples":[ "fearful that his suitcase might be stolen, he never once relaxed his clench on the handle" ], "synonyms":[ "clasps", "grapples", "grasps", "grips", "handgrips", "handholds", "holds" ], "near synonyms":[ "anchorages", "leverages", "purchases", "grabs", "seizures", "footholds", "footings", "toeholds", "clinches", "embraces", "hugs" ], "near antonyms":[ "releases", "relinquishments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have or keep in one's hands":{ "examples":[ "clenched a tissue in his hands as he told his story of misfortune" ], "synonyms":[ "clings (to)", "clutches", "grips", "holds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bears", "carries", "bags", "captures", "catches", "collars", "corrals", "grabs", "grapples", "hooks", "lands", "latches (on or onto)", "nabs", "nails", "seizes", "snaps (up)", "snares", "snatches", "takes", "traps", "feels", "fingers", "handles", "paws", "clasps", "embraces", "grasps", "hugs", "cradles" ], "near antonyms":[ "drops", "gives", "hands", "unclasps", "unhands", "cedes", "delivers", "gives up", "hands out", "hands over", "releases", "relinquishes", "renders", "turns over", "yields" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clepsydra":{ "as in hourglass , water clock":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hourglass", "sandglass", "sundial", "water clock", "alarm clock", "atomic clock", "cuckoo clock", "grandfather clock", "time clock", "chronograph", "stopwatch", "watch", "chronometer", "clock", "timekeeper", "timepiece", "timer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaned house":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "We should clean house before the guests begin to arrive." ], "synonyms":[ "cleaned (up)", "picked up", "tidied (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "housecleaned", "housekept", "cleaned (off)", "cleaned (up)", "neatened", "policed (up)", "straightened (up)", "turned out", "uncluttered", "arranged", "ordered" ], "near antonyms":[ "cluttered", "disarranged", "messed (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "clerics":{ "a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{ "examples":[ "clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified" ], "synonyms":[ "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "ministers", "preachers", "priests", "reverends" ], "near synonyms":[ "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "clergywomen", "deaconesses", "priestesses", "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "monsignors", "monsignori", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "friars", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "religious", "high priestesses", "high priests" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay readers", "lectors" ], "antonyms":[ "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clearings":{ "a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "the clearing of his good name became his obsession" ], "synonyms":[ "acquittals", "exculpations", "exonerations", "vindications" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutions", "condonations", "pardons", "remissions", "atonements", "expiations", "compurgations", "whitewashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accusations", "arraignments", "impeachments", "incriminations", "indictments", "prosecutions", "castigations", "censures", "condemnations", "denunciations" ], "antonyms":[ "convictions" ] }, "a small area of usually open land":{ "examples":[ "deer browsing in a clearing in the woods" ], "synonyms":[ "fields", "grounds", "lots", "parcels", "plats", "plots", "tracts" ], "near synonyms":[ "commons", "crofts", "grasses", "green", "greenswards", "lawns", "glades", "grasslands", "heathlands", "heaths", "leas", "leys", "meadows", "moors", "pasturelands", "pastures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaning":{ "to remove the dirt from":{ "examples":[ "we cleaned the clothes before donating them to charity" ], "synonyms":[ "cleansing", "deterging", "GI'ing", "turning out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decontaminating", "purging", "purifying", "disinfecting", "sanitizing", "brushing", "combing", "dry-cleaning", "dusting", "laundering", "mopping", "mucking (out)", "rinsing", "scouring", "scrubbing", "shampooing", "sponging", "swabbing", "sweeping", "vacuuming", "washing", "wiping", "brightening", "deodorizing", "freshening", "sprucing (up)", "sweetening", "picking up", "straightening (up)", "tidying", "uncluttering" ], "near antonyms":[ "begriming", "muddying", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "blackening", "discoloring" ], "antonyms":[ "besmirching", "dirtying", "fouling", "soiling", "spotting", "staining", "sullying" ] }, "to take the internal organs out of":{ "examples":[ "cleaned the rabbit before cooking it" ], "synonyms":[ "disemboweling", "drawing", "eviscerating", "gutting" ], "near synonyms":[ "boning", "dressing", "cutting", "excising", "extracting", "removing", "withdrawing", "yanking", "transplanting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clear-sightedness":{ "exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters":{ "examples":[ "a loan officer who has the clear-sightedness to know when a business venture is a sure loser" ], "synonyms":[ "acumen", "astuteness", "caginess", "cageyness", "canniness", "foxiness", "hardheadedness", "intelligence", "keenness", "knowingness", "sharpness", "shrewdness", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "discernment", "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "percipience", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "artfulness", "artifice", "craft", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "guile", "slickness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "subtleness", "subtlety", "wiliness", "brain(s)", "gray matter", "intellect", "reason", "sense" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "greenness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "innocence", "naiveness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "unworldliness", "brainlessness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "senselessness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "witlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clerk":{ "an official whose job is to keep records":{ "examples":[ "you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk" ], "synonyms":[ "register", "registrar", "scribe", "secretary" ], "near synonyms":[ "archivist", "bookkeeper", "recorder", "reporter", "transcriptionist", "annalist", "chronicler", "documenter", "historian" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store":{ "examples":[ "the clerk suggested a different brand" ], "synonyms":[ "salesclerk", "salesman", "salesperson" ], "near synonyms":[ "salespeople", "salesgirl", "saleslady", "saleswoman", "shopgirl", "pitchman", "pitchwoman", "floorwalker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{ "examples":[ "the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants" ], "synonyms":[ "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerical", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "minister", "preacher", "priest", "reverend" ], "near synonyms":[ "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "clergywoman", "deaconess", "priestess", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "friar", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "religious", "high priest", "high priestess" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay reader", "lector" ], "antonyms":[ "layman", "layperson", "secular" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clerkships":{ "as in priesthoods , monkhoods":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "monkhoods", "priesthoods", "diaconates", "episcopates", "hierarchies", "presbyteries", "churches", "clergies", "cloths", "first estates", "ministries", "spiritualities", "spiritualties" ], "near antonyms":[ "laities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clean up":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "synonyms":[ "pick up", "tidy (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "houseclean", "housekeep", "clean (off)", "neaten", "police (up)", "straighten (up)", "turn out", "unclutter", "arrange", "order" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutter", "disarrange", "mess (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerize", "censor", "expurgate", "launder", "red-pencil" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleanse", "purge", "purify", "abbreviate", "blue-pencil", "edit", "shorten", "bleep", "blip", "cut (out)", "delete", "excise", "expunge", "gut", "x (out)", "black out", "repress", "silence", "suppress", "censure", "condemn", "denounce", "examine", "review", "screen", "scrutinize" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "authorize", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "dismantle", "flatten", "mow (down)", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "total", "waste", "wreck", "blast", "blow up", "dash", "dynamite", "smash", "atomize", "consume", "devour", "dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an exceptionally large return":{ "examples":[ "The couple made a cleanup when they flipped the house." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "killing", "windfall", "earnings", "gain", "lucre", "net", "payoff", "proceeds", "profit", "bottom line", "gross", "sales", "compensation", "emolument", "income", "pay", "payment", "remittal", "requital", "salary", "wages", "interest", "revenue", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "charge", "cost", "disbursement", "expenditure", "expense", "loss", "outgo", "outlay" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clergies":{ "the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church":{ "examples":[ "when people find out she's a member of the clergy , they suddenly change their manner" ], "synonyms":[ "churches", "cloths", "first estates", "ministries", "spiritualities", "spiritualties" ], "near synonyms":[ "diaconates", "episcopates", "hierarchies", "presbyteries", "clerkships", "monkhoods", "priesthoods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "laities" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaning up":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "synonyms":[ "picking up", "tidying (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "housecleaning", "housekeeping", "cleaning (off)", "neatening", "policing (up)", "straightening (up)", "turning out", "uncluttering", "arranging", "ordering" ], "near antonyms":[ "cluttering", "disarranging", "messing (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerizing", "censoring", "expurgating", "laundering", "red-penciling" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleansing", "purging", "purifying", "abbreviating", "blue-penciling", "editing", "shortening", "bleeping", "blipping", "cutting (out)", "deleting", "excising", "expunging", "gutting", "x-ing (out)", "x'ing (out)", "blacking out", "repressing", "silencing", "suppressing", "censuring", "condemning", "denouncing", "examining", "reviewing", "screening", "scrutinizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "authorizing", "sanctioning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "blacking out", "blotting out", "canceling", "cancelling", "effacing", "eradicating", "erasing", "expunging", "exterminating", "extirpating", "liquidating", "obliterating", "rooting (out)", "rubbing out", "snuffing (out)", "stamping (out)", "sweeping (away)", "wiping out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimating", "demolishing", "destroying", "devastating", "ravaging", "dismantling", "flattening", "mowing (down)", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wrecking", "blasting", "blowing up", "dashing", "dynamiting", "smashing", "atomizing", "consuming", "devouring", "dissolving", "fragmenting", "powdering", "pulverizing", "shattering", "splintering", "dooming", "finishing", "killing", "killing off", "terminating", "zapping", "cutting", "discarding", "ditching", "ejecting", "excising", "expelling", "jettisoning", "ousting", "throwing out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "building", "constructing", "creating", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forging", "forming", "framing", "making", "manufacturing", "shaping", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renewing", "renovating", "repairing", "restoring", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleric":{ "a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{ "examples":[ "clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified" ], "synonyms":[ "clergyperson", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "minister", "preacher", "priest", "reverend" ], "near synonyms":[ "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "clergywoman", "deaconess", "priestess", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "friar", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "religious", "high priest", "high priestess" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay reader", "lector" ], "antonyms":[ "layman", "layperson", "secular" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleaving (to)":{ "as in sticking (to) , clinging (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clinging (to)", "hugging", "sticking (to)", "carrying", "keeping", "maintaining", "preserving", "remembering", "retaining", "treasuring", "brooding (about or over)", "fixating (on or upon)", "obsessing (about or over)", "cultivating", "fostering", "nurturing", "supporting", "sustaining", "bearing", "cherishing", "entertaining", "harboring", "having", "holding", "nursing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "dropping", "forgetting", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "abjuring", "declining", "denying", "disdaining", "refusing", "rejecting", "repudiating", "scorning", "abandoning", "deserting", "discarding", "forsaking", "giving up", "parting (with)", "quitting", "renouncing", "throwing out", "erasing", "expunging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "cleavage":{ "the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces":{ "examples":[ "the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops" ], "synonyms":[ "bifurcation", "breakup", "dissolution", "disunion", "division", "fractionalization", "fractionation", "partition", "schism", "scission", "separation", "split", "sundering" ], "near synonyms":[ "breach", "rupture", "divorce", "severance", "decomposition", "disassembly", "dismemberment", "segmentation", "subdivision", "atomization", "dichotomization", "polarization", "diffusion", "dispersal", "dispersion", "scattering", "administration", "apportionment", "distribution", "isolation", "seclusion", "segregation", "sequestration" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemblage", "association", "attachment", "conjunction", "connection", "link", "linkage", "linkup", "aggregation", "combination", "consolidation", "fusion" ], "antonyms":[ "unification", "union" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clemency":{ "kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it":{ "examples":[ "the judge chose to show clemency to the truly repentant embezzler" ], "synonyms":[ "charity", "forbearance", "lenience", "leniency", "lenity", "mercifulness", "mercy", "quarter" ], "near synonyms":[ "humanitarianism", "philanthropy", "empathy", "pity", "sympathy", "understanding", "commiseration", "favor", "grace", "benevolence", "care", "compassion", "gentleness", "goodness", "goodwill", "humaneness", "kindliness", "kindness", "meekness", "mildness", "niceness", "softness", "tenderness", "altruism", "generosity", "magnanimity", "nobility", "affection", "devotion", "love", "worship" ], "near antonyms":[ "hard-heartedness", "mercilessness", "pitilessness", "ruthlessness", "uncharitableness", "reprisal", "requital", "retaliation", "retribution", "revenge", "vengeance", "venom", "vindictiveness", "virulence", "vitriol", "atrocity", "barbarity", "brutality", "cruelty", "sadism", "savageness", "savagery", "truculence", "viciousness", "violence", "wantonness", "castigation", "chastisement", "discipline", "punishment", "scolding", "abhorrence", "abomination", "detestation", "execration", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "cattiness", "malevolence", "malice", "maliciousness", "malignancy", "malignity", "meanness", "nastiness", "spite", "spitefulness", "spleen", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bitterness", "enmity", "gall", "grudge", "hostility", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "bile", "jaundice", "rancor", "hatefulness", "invidiousness", "coarseness", "hardness", "harshness", "roughness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clerkly":{ "of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy":{ "examples":[ "a time when the clerkly duties of a country parson might include long rides on horseback to visit the more isolated members of the flock" ], "synonyms":[ "clerical", "ministerial", "pastoral", "priestly", "sacerdotal" ], "near synonyms":[ "evangelical", "evangelic", "missionary", "apostolic", "canonical", "diaconal", "diocesan", "episcopal", "papal", "patriarchal", "pontifical", "churchly", "ecclesiastic", "ecclesiastical", "divine", "holy", "religious", "sacramental", "conventual", "mendicant", "monachal", "monastic", "caliphal", "rabbinic", "rabbinical" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "lay", "nonclerical", "secular", "temporal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "cleaner":{ "a substance used for cleaning":{ "examples":[ "a kitchen shelf loaded with household cleaners" ], "synonyms":[ "cleanser", "detergent", "soap" ], "near synonyms":[ "disinfectant", "purifier", "solvent", "scrub", "shampoo" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleavers":{ "a heavy implement with a wide sharp blade used for cutting up large pieces of meat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hacks", "cutters", "knives", "shanks", "shivs", "bayonets", "bodkins", "bolos", "bowie knifes", "bowie knives", "cutlasses", "daggers", "dirks", "jackknives", "machetes", "pocketknives", "poniards", "sheath knives", "stilettos", "stilettoes", "stylets", "switchblades", "switch knives", "yataghans", "rapiers", "sabers", "sabres", "steels", "swords", "scalpels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleanup":{ "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom" ], "synonyms":[ "pick up", "tidy (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "houseclean", "housekeep", "clean (off)", "neaten", "police (up)", "straighten (up)", "turn out", "unclutter", "arrange", "order" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutter", "disarrange", "mess (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove objectionable parts from":{ "examples":[ "cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper" ], "synonyms":[ "bowdlerize", "censor", "expurgate", "launder", "red-pencil" ], "near synonyms":[ "cleanse", "purge", "purify", "abbreviate", "blue-pencil", "edit", "shorten", "bleep", "blip", "cut (out)", "delete", "excise", "expunge", "gut", "x (out)", "black out", "repress", "silence", "suppress", "censure", "condemn", "denounce", "examine", "review", "screen", "scrutinize" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "authorize", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to destroy all traces of":{ "examples":[ "hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen" ], "synonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "black out", "blot out", "cancel", "efface", "eradicate", "erase", "expunge", "exterminate", "extirpate", "liquidate", "obliterate", "root (out)", "rub out", "snuff (out)", "stamp (out)", "sweep (away)", "wipe out" ], "near synonyms":[ "decimate", "demolish", "destroy", "devastate", "ravage", "dismantle", "flatten", "mow (down)", "raze", "tear down", "ruin", "total", "waste", "wreck", "blast", "blow up", "dash", "dynamite", "smash", "atomize", "consume", "devour", "dissolve", "fragment", "powder", "pulverize", "shatter", "splinter", "doom", "finish", "kill", "kill off", "terminate", "zap", "cut", "discard", "ditch", "eject", "excise", "expel", "jettison", "oust", "throw out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conserve", "preserve", "protect", "save", "build", "construct", "create", "fabricate", "fashion", "forge", "form", "frame", "make", "manufacture", "shape", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renew", "renovate", "repair", "restore", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an exceptionally large return":{ "examples":[ "The couple made a cleanup when they flipped the house." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "killing", "windfall", "earnings", "gain", "lucre", "net", "payoff", "proceeds", "profit", "bottom line", "gross", "sales", "compensation", "emolument", "income", "pay", "payment", "remittal", "requital", "salary", "wages", "interest", "revenue", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "charge", "cost", "disbursement", "expenditure", "expense", "loss", "outgo", "outlay" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "clears (up)":{ "to make plain or understandable":{ "examples":[ "a simple explanation cleared the matter up" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifies", "construes", "demonstrates", "demystifies", "elucidates", "explains", "explicates", "expounds", "gets across", "illuminates", "illustrates", "interprets", "simplifies", "spells out", "unriddles" ], "near synonyms":[ "deciphers", "decodes", "analyzes", "breaks down", "disentangles", "undoes", "unravels", "unscrambles", "untangles", "resolves", "solves", "defines", "specifies", "annotates", "commentates", "glosses" ], "near antonyms":[ "befogs", "clouds", "confounds", "confuses", "obfuscates" ], "antonyms":[ "obscures" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "clericals":{ "a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{ "examples":[ "some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure" ], "synonyms":[ "clergypersons", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "ministers", "preachers", "priests", "reverends" ], "near synonyms":[ "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "clergywomen", "deaconesses", "priestesses", "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "monsignors", "monsignori", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "friars", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "religious", "high priestesses", "high priests" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay readers", "lectors" ], "antonyms":[ "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "cleanser":{ "a substance used for cleaning":{ "examples":[ "a bathroom cleanser" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaner", "detergent", "soap" ], "near synonyms":[ "disinfectant", "purifier", "solvent", "scrub", "shampoo" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clergyman":{ "as in father , churchman":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "churchman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "minister", "preacher", "priest", "reverend", "clergywoman", "deaconess", "priestess", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "friar", "mendicant", "monastic", "monk", "oblate", "religious", "high priest", "high priestess" ], "near antonyms":[ "layman", "layperson", "secular", "lay reader", "lector" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "clearheaded":{ "having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions":{ "examples":[ "waited until she was clearheaded to make the decision" ], "synonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "lucid", "normal", "right", "sane", "stable" ], "near synonyms":[ "analytic", "analytical", "clear", "coherent", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "even-keeled", "judicious", "levelheaded", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "sound", "unneurotic", "well-adjusted", "well-balanced" ], "near antonyms":[ "balmy", "bananas", "batty", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackpot", "cranky", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dotty", "fruity", "gaga", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loopy", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "nuts", "nutty", "scatty", "screwy", "wacko", "whacko", "wacky", "whacky", "aberrant", "delirious", "disordered", "delusional", "delusionary", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "psycho", "psychotic", "schizo", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "schizy", "schizzy", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "off", "pixilated", "pixillated", "potty", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "mixed-up", "unreasonable", "depressed", "despondent", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "haywire", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "berserk", "nuclear", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "antonyms":[ "brainsick", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "unbalanced", "unsound" ] }, "not having one's mind affected by alcohol":{ "examples":[ "woke up clearheaded and alert the next morning" ], "synonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "teetotal", "temperate", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "near antonyms":[ "alcoholic", "bibulous", "crapulous", "dipsomaniacal", "maudlin", "tiddly", "befuddled", "besotted", "dopey", "dopy", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute" ], "antonyms":[ "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wiped out" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }