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clearer

clearer

1 1.0
Easier to see, hear, or understand than something else
  • adjective
  • /ˈklɪrər/
translation icon : más claro
  • As the fog lifted, the view became clearer, revealing the beautiful landscape.
  • a clearer picture

Isn't that just the clearest example of the fact that it is?

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Examples

  • You probably have a clearer vision for what's important to you.

  • So all of this will become clearer as we move on with this.

  • The sky has never been clearer than now.

  • And slowly, you know, the picture is becoming clearer and clearer.

  • And nowhere is that clearer than with large language models.

  • Clearer, more consistent laws could, at a minimum, improve the public's understanding of their legal rights and responsibilities.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Clearer definitions of stable, unstable, and transferable should be agreed upon.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Clearer and more comprehensive pre-matriculation information might assist candidates in obtaining the appropriate qualifications and so avoid applying for courses for which they are not qualified.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The instructions were clearer this time, making it easier for everyone to follow.

  • By practicing regularly, her understanding of the subject became clearer over time.

Synonyms

plain
vsclearer
264 1.0

Easy to see or understand

is more obvious when compared with another thing
crystal clear
vsclearer
  • Informal
43 2.5

Very easy to understand or hear

is less intense and simply more easy to notice or understand
defined
vsclearer
3.2

Easy to see because it has clear edges and shape

is broader and means more easy to notice or understand beyond edges

Antonyms

207 3.9

Not easy to understand or know for sure

68 6.3

Not clear because it can have more than one meaning

How Clear

transparent
43 3.5
clearer
1 1.0
clear
1.0
unclear
207 3.9
obscure
20 6.6

Surface Forms

clear positive
clearer comparative
clearest superlative

Morphology

clearer = clear (transparent) = clear + er

Regular comparative formation from the adjective 'clear' with '-er', meaning 'more clear'.

Etymology

Clearer is the comparative of clear, a word that comes from Latin and once meant 'bright' and then 'easy to see or understand'. So clearer means 'more easy to see, hear, or understand'.