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📝 Easy to understand 🧹 To remove things 🌤️ No obstacles 💬 To explain 🔊 Easily understood ✅ To approve officially 💧 To make pure 😌 No guilt 🏃‍♂️ To go over 🤧 To cough slightly 🔔 Pure or sharp 🆓 No blame 💰 To earn money 📄 No claims 🗑️ To erase data
clear

clear

54 1.0
Pure and distinct in sound or colour
  • adjective
  • /klɪr/
: nítido
  • The artist used a clear palette of colors to make the painting vibrant and bright.
  • a clear voice
  • clear speech
  • crisp and clear

will come through loud and clear, improving the source audio files.

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Examples

  • The color patterns and body shapes had clear and consistent differences.

    Academic text (2002)

  • My meditation was really clear this morning.

    Magic Mike XXL (2015)

  • That one voice should ring very clear throughout the film.

    Film Courage

  • You can see it clear as day sitting right here.

  • I love the clear blue sky.

    Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)

  • You sound clear as a bell.

    Coma (2007)

  • I would make a very clear distinction between those two.

  • Your bird is singing loud and clear.

    The Running Man (1987)

  • It was clear as a bell.

    Babe (1995)

  • But now, as the sun set, a high, clear, and beautiful sound quietly vibrated within the ancient walls.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

plain
vsclear
335 1.0

Easy to see or understand

emphasizes purity and sharpness rather than mere obviousness
clean
vsclear
131 3.6

Done with skill and no mistakes

focuses on natural unmuddied purity rather than performance skill
sharp
vsclear
48 1.3

Easily seen or heard with clear detail

emphasizes purity and unmuddied intensity rather than only definition
crystal clear
vsclear
  • Informal
41 2.5

Very easy to understand or hear

has purity and sharpness but can be less intense than such extreme
crisp
vsclear
22 3.5

Clear and sharply defined, easy to see or hear

emphasizes unmuddied purity rather than only neat definition
crystalline
vsclear
3 6.3

Very clear and see-through so you can see fine details

highlights unmuddied purity and intensity rather than literal transparency
unclouded
vsclear
3 4.0

Clear and easy to see, like a sky or a thought

focuses on purity and sharpness rather than mere absence of haze

Antonyms

to dull
33 3.4

Cause something to become less sharp, strong or bright

muddied
1 5.0

A color made less bright because it has dirt or other colors mixed in

Idioms

in the clear
  • Informal
41 4.4

Not in danger, trouble, or under suspicion

the coast is clear
  • Informal
20 3.2

Safe to go because no one is watching

clear and to the point
1 3.7

Easy to understand without extra details

to see one's way clear
  • Informal
8.0

Decide you can do something after problems are solved

Compounds

all clear
  • Formal
79 3.2

A signal like a siren or announcement that tells people it is safe after an emergency

clear-cut
45 4.2

Easy to see and understand

crystal clear
  • Informal
41 2.5

Very easy to understand or hear

clear sign
16 1.3

An obvious thing that shows something is true

crystal clear
14 3.1

Completely see-through so you can easily see inside

clear statement
13 2.1

A message that clearly shows someone's opinion or decision and is easy to understand

clear and present danger
  • Formal
10 7.6

A legal rule that allows stopping speech when it poses a serious, obvious threat to public safety

clear communication
4 2.5

An exchange of information that people understand easily

clear sailing
  • Informal
2 3.5

A time when things move forward easily and without problems

clear-air turbulence
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Sudden strong air movement in clear sky that shakes airplanes

clear blue sea
1 1.2

A calm part of the ocean that has very clear blue water

clear liquid diet
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Only clear drinks and foods like broth, juice or gelatin for medical reasons

clear-cutting
  • Specialized
1 5.2

Cutting down all the trees in an area at once

clear-eyed analysis
1 6.0

An honest, fair look at the facts

clear glaze
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A clear, thin layer put on wood or other surfaces to protect them and make them look shiny

clear alignment
1 3.9

A clear agreement with an idea, policy, or group

clear battle line
1 5.4

A clear division between two groups that shows who supports each side in a dispute

How Clear

distinct
98 3.5
crisp
22 3.5
clear
54 1.0
dull
30 1.0
muffled
52 3.7

Surface Forms

clear positive
clearer comparative
clearest superlative

Etymology

Clear comes from Latin clarus meaning 'bright' or 'pure', so a clear sound or color is one that is pure, sharp, and easy to notice.