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

clear

8 1.0

In a way that is easy to hear or understand

adverb
/klɪr/

: claramente

I must not have explained it to him clear enough the first time.
knock clear
lift clear
clear back

Examples

If you're going to see it, see it clear and get it over with.

Fiction book (2000)
And so I'm OK with very small views as long as the quality gives value and provides a result in a clear way for the viewer.
We heard it clear over here.

Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
Got to think clear now.

Club Paradise (1986)
But I want you to hear me loud and clear that you can make anything happen through your actions and your attitude.
I explained the instructions clearly so that everyone could understand the project requirements.
She spoke clearly into the microphone, ensuring that her message reached the entire audience.
The teacher articulated the lesson clearly to help the students grasp the difficult concepts.

Synonyms

obviously

vsclear

∞ 1.0

In a way that is easy to see or understand

is similar but also includes the sense of totality

clearly

vsclear

881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

is broader, also meaning completely or entirely

explicitly

vsclear

146 3.9

A person uses clear, direct words so there is no doubt

is broader, also referring to being complete or entire

distinctly

vsclear

76 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

is wider, also used to mean entirely or completely

plainly

vsclear

68 1.8

In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand

is similar but more likely to include total or complete sense

unequivocally

vsclear

Formal

37 6.9

In a clear way that leaves no doubt

is like this but also carries the sense of wholly

unmistakably

vsclear

13 4.1

In a very clear way that people cannot mistake

expresses the same clarity but also can mean entirely

manifestly

vsclear

Formal

9 5.6

In a way that is very clear to everyone

overlaps but also covers the idea of being whole or full

unambiguously

vsclear

9 5.5

Clearly so people understand it in only one way

is similar but can also mean wholly or entirely

transparently

vsclear

5 3.9

In a clear way people can easily understand

is like this but can also mean fully or entirely

straightforwardly

vsclear

5 3.9

In a clear, honest way without hiding anything

focuses more on general ease of perception or being complete

Idioms

in the clear

Informal

33 4.4

Not in danger, trouble, or under suspicion

the coast is clear

Informal

11 3.2

Safe to go because no one is watching

to see one's way clear

Informal

3 8.0

Decide you can do something after problems are solved

clear and to the point

1 3.7

Easy to understand without extra details

Compounds

crystal clear

Informal

43 2.5

Very easy to understand or hear

clear-cut

27 4.2

Easy to see and understand

all clear

Formal

26 3.2

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

clear sign

10 1.3

An obvious thing that shows something is true

clear and present danger

Formal

7 7.6

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

clear statement

5 2.1

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

crystal clear

5 3.1

Completely see-through so you can easily see inside

clear sailing

Informal

2 3.5

A time when things move forward easily and without problems

clear-cutting

Specialized

2 5.2

Cutting down all the trees in an area at once

clear communication

1 2.5

An exchange of information that people understand easily

clear-air turbulence

Specialized

1 8.4

Sudden strong air movement in clear sky that shakes airplanes

clear liquid diet

Specialized

1 3.7

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

clear blue sea

1 1.2

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

clear alignment

3.9

A clear agreement with an idea, policy, or group

clear battle line

5.4

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

clear glaze

Specialized

4.1

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

clear-eyed analysis

6.0

An honest, fair look at the facts

How Clear

obvious

∞ 1.0

clear

8 1.0

plain

264 1.0

confusing

276 3.2

unclear

207 3.9

Surface Forms

clear positive

clearer comparative

clearest superlative

Etymology

Saying something clear or speaking clear comes from the same root as clarity (Latin clarus) and means to make your words bright and easy to understand.