- Readily apparent to the mind
"a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"
- Free from confusion or doubt
"a complex problem requiring a clear head"; "not clear about what is expected of us"
- Affording free passage or view
"a clear view";
- open
- Distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
"as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a clear-cut pattern";
- clean-cut, clear-cut
- Easily read and understood
"James Boice provides a clear overview of Christian theology";
- decipherable, readable
- Accurately stated or described
"a set of clear values";
- well-defined
- Allowing light to pass through
"clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"
- (meteorology) free from clouds, mist or haze
"on a clear day"
- (of sound or colour) free from anything that dulls or dims
"clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues";
- clean, light, unclouded
- Free from flaw, blemish or impurity
"a clear perfect diamond"; "the clear complexion of a healthy young woman"
- Free from contact, proximity or connection
"we were clear of the danger"; "the ship was clear of the reef"
- Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt)
"a clear conscience"; "regarded her questioner with clear untroubled eyes"
- Freed from any question of guilt
"was now clear of the charge of cowardice";
- absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated
- (especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
"I have clear title to this property";
- unmortgaged
- Free from restrictions or qualifications
"a clear winner";
- clean
- Clear of charges or deductions
"a clear profit"
- Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving
"clear mind";
- percipient
- Rid of obstructions
"Clear your desk";
- unclutter
- Make a way or path by removing objects
"Clear a path through the dense forest"
- Remove so as to leave tidy or unobstructed
"Clear snow from the road"; "clear the leaves from the lawn"
- Make clear or more understandable; remove confusion or ambiguity
"Clear up the question of who is at fault";
- clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise [Brit], crystalize [US, rare], straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
- Make clear, bright, light, or translucent
"The water had to be cleared through filtering"
- Become free from clouds or less cloudy; become brighter
"The sky cleared after the storm";
- clear up, light up, brighten
- Go unchallenged; be approved
"The bill cleared the House";
- pass
- Pass an inspection or receive authorization
"clear customs"
- Free from blame or guilt; clear from accusation or official charges
"The suspect was cleared of the murder charges";
- acquit, assoil [archaic], exonerate, exculpate [formal]
- Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.
"clear the water before it can be drunk"
- Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts
"The payment should clear within 2 business days"
- Yield as a net profit
"This sale cleared me $1 million";
- net
- Make as a net profit
"The company cleared $1 million";
- net, sack [N. Amer, informal], sack up [N. Amer, informal]
- Receive money in return for work; make a profit as the result of some business transaction
"He clears $5,000 each month";
- gain, take in, make, earn, realize, realise [Brit], pull in [informal], bring in
- Sell to get rid of
"We cleared a lot of the old model cars"
- Settle, as of a debt
"clear a debt";
- solve
- Go away or disappear
"The fog cleared in the afternoon"
- Pass by, over, or under without making contact
"the balloon cleared the tree tops";
- top
- (computing) rid of instructions or data
"clear a memory buffer"
- Remove (people) from a building
"clear the patrons from the theatre after the bomb threat"
- Remove the occupants of
"Clear the building"
- Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
"Clear the throat"
- Grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication";
- authorize, authorise [Brit], pass
- Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment
"Clear the ship and let it dock"
- In an easily perceptible manner
"She cried loud and clear";
- clearly
- Entirely
"slept clear through the night"; "there were open fields clear to the horizon"; "read the book clear to the end";
- all the way
- The state of being free of suspicion
"investigation showed that he was in the clear"
- A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
"From the hilltop, they could see the clear stretching to the horizon";
- open
Derived forms: clearest, clearer, clearing, cleared, clears
See also: broad, clarity, clean-handed, clear-cut, clearheaded, clearness, clear-thinking, cloudless, comprehendible, comprehensible, crystal clear, crystalline, definite, discerning, distinct, fair, free, guiltless, hyaline, hyaloid, innocent, legible, limpid, limpidity, liquid, lucid, lucidity, lucidness, luculent, net, nett, pellucid, pellucidity, perfect, perspicuous, prima facie, pure, sack, semitransparent, serene, translucent, transparent, trenchant, unambiguous, unclouded, uncloudedness, unencumbered, unfrosted, unmistakable, unmistakeable, unobstructed, unqualified, unsubtle, untroubled, vivid
Type of: acquire, act, allow, alter, area, bear, benefit, bring home the bacon [informal], change, clarify, clear up, come through, come up trumps [Brit, informal], countenance, country, create, deliver the goods, determine, disappear, discharge, disembarrass, elucidate, empty, flog [Brit, informal], free, gain, get, go away, innocence, judge, label, let, make, modify, move, move out, overhaul, overtake, pass, pay, permit, profit, pronounce, remove, rid, sell, settle, square off, square up, succeed, take, take away, take out, turn up trumps [Brit, informal], vanish, vary, win, withdraw, yield
Antonym: bounce, cloudy, clutter, ill-defined, opaque, unclear
Encyclopedia: Clear, Net, Authentic, and Complete Liberal Party