Synonyms of clear
85 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for clear is see-through. Other synonyms of clear are lucid, transparent, crystalline, limpid and pellucid. The opposite of clear is obscure.
Synonyms and similar words for clear
adjectiveTransparent in colour.
- pellucidAllowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
- transparentObvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
- clear as crystal
- crystallineResembling crystal in being clear and transparent.
- diaphanous
- glassy
- hyalineGlassy, transparent; amorphous.
- hyaloidTransparent or glassy.
- limpidClear, transparent or bright.
- lucidClear; easily understood.
- perspicuousClearly expressed, easy to understand; lucid.
- see-throughTransparent or translucent; that can be seen through.
- transpicuousEasily construed or seen through.
- vitreous
- serene archaicFair and unclouded (as of the sky); clear; unobscured.
adjectiveWithout clouds.
adjectiveFree of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- apprehensibleWhich can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
- comprehensibleAble to be comprehended.
- explainableAble to be explained or understood.
- explicableAble to be explained.
- explicatableExplicable.
- fathomableAble to be fathomed.
- graspable
- illuminable
- intelligibleCapable of being understood; clear to the mind.
- straightforward
- tangibleComprehensible by the mind; understandable.
- understandable
- direct
- explicitVery specific, clear, or detailed.
- expressSpecific or precise; directly and distinctly stated; not merely implied.
- monosemic
- monosemousHaving only one meaning or interpretation.
- patentExplicit and obvious.
- plainEvident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- specific
- unambiguousClear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity.
- unequivocalUnambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable.
- univocal
adjectiveDistinct, sharp, well-marked.
adjectiveFree of guilt, or suspicion.
- blamelessFree from blame; without fault; innocent.
- clean
- pureFree of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- clean-handed BritishInnocent and candid; free from corruption.
- clean as a hound's toothVery innocent.
- clean as a whistleCompletely innocent; beyond moral reproach.
- dovelike figurativelyPeaceful; innocent; pacifist.
- guiltlessFree from guilt; innocent.
- innocent
- innocent as the babe unbornEntirely innocent.
- innocent as the child unbornUtterly innocent.
- irreprehensibleNot reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent.
- nonblameworthyNot blameworthy.
- offenselessUnoffending; innocent; inoffensive; harmless.
- righteousFree from sin or guilt.
- sinlessWithout sin; never having sinned.
- unblameableInnocent.
- unblameworthyNot blameworthy.
- uncalculatingNot calculating; not conniving; innocent.
- not guilty nonstandardInnocent.
- sackless British, archaicBlameless, guiltless, innocent.
- unguilty archaicNot guilty.
adjectiveEasily or distinctly heard; audible.
adjectiveUnmixed; entirely pure.
verbTo remove (items or material) so as to leave something unobstructed or open.
verbTo remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- absolveTo pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
- exonerateTo free (someone) from accusation or blame.
- vindicateTo clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
- assoilzie ScotlandFollowed by from or of: to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear.
- acquitTo declare or find innocent or not guilty.
- disculpateTo free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
- exculpateTo clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
- acquittance obsoleteTo acquit.
- assoil archaicFollowed by from or of: to acquit (someone) from a criminal charge; to find (someone) not guilty; to clear.
- disculp rareTo disculpate.
Opposite of clear
adjectiveTransparent in colour.
adjectiveBright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- obscureDark, faint or indistinct.
- adumbralDark, shady.
- blear
- caliginousDark, obscure; murky.
- cimmerian
- crepuscular
- dark
- darksomeCharacterized by darkness; gloomy, obscure.
- darkling
- dim
- dimpsy
- dingy
- dullNot clear, muffled. (of a noise or sound).
- dusky
- fuliginousPertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.
- gloomy
- infernal
- leaden
- lightlessLacking light; unilluminated; dark.
- murky
- murksomeCharacterised or marked by murkiness; darksome.
- shady
- somber
- sombrousGloomy; sombre.
- stygian
- sunless
- swarthy
- tenebrose
- tenebrousDark and gloomy; obscure.
- twilightishResembling twilight; crepuscular.
- umbrageous
- unilluminatedNot illuminated.
- mirksome archaicDark; gloomy; murky.
adjectiveWithout clouds.
- cloudyNot transparent or clear.
- nebulous
- cloudish
- cloudlikeResembling a cloud or clouds; thus, often, fluffy.
- cloudlyOf or pertaining to a cloud or clouds; cloudlike; cloudy; nebulous.
- foggy
- foglikeResembling a fog or some aspect of it.
- fumidSmoky or vaporous.
- hazed
- hazyNot clear or transparent.
- infumatedHaving a smoky appearance.
- mistlikeResembling or characteristic of mist.
- misty
- nebuloseNebulous; cloudy.
- roky UK, dialectal
- smokelikeResembling or characteristic of smoke; smoky.
- smoky
- vaporous
adjectiveFree of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
- abstruseDifficult to comprehend or understand; obscure.
- Chinese
- denseOpaque; allowing little light to pass through.
- enigmatic
- fathomless
- bottomless
- Greek
Meaning of clear
- adjective Transparent in colour.
- adjective Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- adjective Free of obstacles.
clear in other languages
Questions about synonyms of clear
- What is another word for clear?
- Clear has 85 synonyms on Word.ws, such as see-through, lucid, transparent, crystalline, limpid, pellucid, perspicuous and hyaline.
- What is the opposite of clear?
- The opposite of clear is obscure. Other antonyms of clear are turbid and cloudy.
- What does clear mean?
- Clear means transparent in colour.
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