The state of being free of suspicion.

Roget 937: vindication, justification, warrant; exoneration, exculpation; acquittal etc. 970; whitewashing.    extenuation; palliation, palliative; softening, mitigation.    reply, defense; recrimination etc. 938.    apology, gloss, varnish; plea etc. 617; salvo; excuse, extenuating circumstances; allowance, allowance to be made; locus paenitentiae [Lat.].    apologist, vindicator, justifier; defendant etc. 938.    justifiable charge, true bill.    v.. justify, warrant; be an excuse for etc. n.; lend a color, furnish a handle; vindicate; exculpate, disculpate^†; acquit etc. 970; clear, set right, exonerate, whitewash; clear the skirts of.    extenuate, palliate, excuse, soften, apologize, varnish, slur, gloze; put a gloss, put a good face upon; mince; gloss over, bolster up, help a lame dog over a stile.    advocate, defend, plead one's cause; stand up for, stick up for, speak up for; contend for, speak for; bear out, keep in countenance, support; plead &c., 617; say in defense; plead ignorance; confess and avoid, propugn^†, put in a good word for.    take the will for the deed, make allowance for, give credit for, do justice to; give one his due, give the Devil his due.    make good; prove the truth of, prove one's case; be justified by the event.    ... show more

A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water.

synonym: open.

Rid of obstructions:
— Clear your desk.

synonym: unclutter.

Dutch: deblokkeren

Make a way or path by removing objects.

Become clear:
— The sky cleared after the storm.

synonyms: brighten, clear up, light up.

Dutch: opklaren

Grant authorization or clearance for:
— Clear the manuscript for publication.

synonyms: authorise, authorize, pass.

Dutch: viseren

Remove.

Go unchallenged; be approved:
— The bill cleared the House.

synonym: pass.

Roget 42: render simple etc. adj.; simplify.    sift, winnow, bolt, eliminate; exclude, get rid of; clear; purify etc. (clean) 652; disentangle etc. (disjoin) 44.    ... show more

Roget 652: be clean, render clean etc. adj.; clean, cleanse; mundify^†, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up.    wash, lave, launder, buck; absterge^†, deterge^†; decrassify^†; clear, purify; depurate^†, despumate^†, defecate; purge, expurgate, elutriate [Chem], lixiviate^†, edulcorate^†, clarify, refine, rack; filter, filtrate; drain, strain.    disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize; whitewash; castrate, emasculate.    sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep.    rout out, clear out, sweep out &c.; make a clean sweep of.    ... show more

Be debited and credited to the proper bank accounts.

Go away or disappear.

Pass by, over, or under without making contact:
— The balloon cleared the tree tops.

synonym: top.

Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear:
— Clear up the question of who is at fault.

synonyms: clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out ... show more.

Dutch: verstaanbaar, begrijpelijk, helder, duidelijk, verklaren, verduidelijken, onderrichten

Free from payment of customs duties, as of a shipment.

Clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc..

Yield as a net profit.

synonym: net.

Make as a net profit:
— The company cleared $1 million.

synonyms: net, sack, sack up.

Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages:
— He clears $5,000 each month.

synonyms: bring in, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in.

Roget 775: acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather; collect etc. (assemble) 72; pick, pickup; glean.    find; come upon, pitch upon, light upon; scrape up, scrape together; get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure; derive, draw, get in the harvest.    profit; make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit; turn to profit, turn to account; make capital out of, make money by; obtain a return, reap the fruits of; reap an advantage, gain an advantage; turn a penny, turn an honest penny; make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill; make money, coin money, raise money; raise funds, raise the wind; fill one's pocket etc. (wealth) 803.    treasure up etc. (store) 636; realize, clear; produce etc. 161; take etc. 789.    get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate^†, replevy [Law], redeem, come by one's own.    come by, come in for; receive etc. 785; inherit; step into a fortune, step into the shoes of; succeed to.    get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at; take possession, come into possession, enter into possession.    be profitable etc. adj.; pay, answer.    accrue etc. (be received) 785.    ... show more

Dutch: verdienen, doen, opbrengen

Sell.

Pass an inspection or receive authorization.

Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges:
— The suspect was cleared of the murder charges.

synonyms: acquit, assoil, discharge, exculpate, exonerate.

Roget 807: pay, defray, make payment; paydown, pay on the nail, pay ready money, pay at sight, pay in advance; cash, honor a bill, acknowledge; redeem; pay in kind.    pay one's way, pay one's shot, pay one's footing; pay the piper, pay sauce for all, pay costs; do the needful; shell out, fork out; cough up [Coll.], fork over; come down with, come down with the dust; tickle the palm, grease the palm; expend etc. 809; put down, lay down.    discharge, settle, quit, acquit oneself of; foot the bill; account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with; strike a balance; settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with; quit scores; wipe off old scores, clear off old scores; satisfy; pay in full; satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands; clear, liquidate; pay up, pay old debts.    disgorge, make repayment; repay, refund, reimburse, retribute^†; make compensation etc. 30.    pay by credit card, put it on the plastic.    ... show more

Roget 705: be easy etc. adj.; go on smoothly, run smoothly; have full play etc. n.; go on all fours, run on all fours; obey the helm, work well.    flow with the stream, swim with the stream, drift with the stream, go with the stream, flow with the tide, drift with the tide; see one's way; have all one's own way, have the game in one's own hands; walk over the course, win at a canter; make light of, make nothing of, make no bones of.    be at home in, make it look easy, do it with one's eyes closed, do it in one's sleep etc. (skillful) 698.    render easy etc. adj.; facilitate, smooth, ease; popularize; lighten, lighten the labor; free, clear; disencumber, disembarrass, disentangle, disengage; deobstruct^†, unclog, extricate, unravel; untie the knot, cut the knot; disburden, unload, exonerate, emancipate, free from, deoppilate^†; humor etc. (aid) 707; lubricate etc. 332; relieve etc. 834.    leave a hole to creep out of, leave a loophole, leave the matter open; give the reins to, give full play, give full swing; make way for; open the door to, open the way, prepare the ground, smooth the ground, clear the ground, open the way, open the path, open the road; pave the way, bridge over; permit etc. 760.    ... show more

Roget 750: liberate, free; set free, set clear, set at liberty; render free, emancipate, release; enfranchise, affranchise^†; manumit; enlarge; disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss; let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip; cast adrift, turn adrift; deliver etc. 672; absolve etc. (acquit) 970.    unfetter etc. 751, untie etc. 43; loose etc. (disjoin) 44; loosen, relax; unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash; disengage, disentangle; clear, extricate, unloose.    gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty etc. 748; get rid of, get clear of; deliver oneself from; shake off the yoke, slip the collar; break loose, break prison; tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels; escape etc. 671.    ... show more

Roget 970: acquit, exculpate, exonerate, clear; absolve, whitewash, assoil^†; discharge, release; liberate etc. 750.    reprieve, respite; pardon etc. (forgive) 918; let off, let off scot-free.    drop the charges.    plea bargain, strike a deal.    no-cause (in civil suits); get no-caused ... show more

Dutch: zuiveren, ontheffen, vrijspreken, vrijpleiten

Settle, as of a debt:
— Clear a debt.

synonym: solve.

Make clear, bright, light, or translucent.

Rid of instructions or data.

Remove (people) from a building.

Remove the occupants of.

Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound:
— Clear the throat.

synonym: clear up.

Readily apparent to the mind.

Roget 413: harmonious, harmonical^†; in concord etc. n., in tune, in concert; unisonant^†, concentual^†, symphonizing^†, isotonic, homophonous^†, assonant; ariose^†, consonant.    measured, rhythmical, diatonic^†, chromatic, enharmonic^†.    melodious, musical; melic^†; tuneful, tunable; sweet, dulcet, canorous^†; mellow, mellifluous; soft, clear, clear as a bell; silvery; euphonious, euphonic, euphonical^†; symphonious; enchanting etc. (pleasure-giving) 829; fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned.    ... show more

Roget 946: innocent, not guilty; unguilty^†; guiltless, faultless, sinless, stainless, bloodless, spotless; clear, immaculate; rectus in curia [Lat.]; unspotted, unblemished, unerring; undefiled etc. 939; unhardened^†, Saturnian; Arcadian etc. (artless) 703^†.    inculpable, unculpable^†; unblamed, unblamable^†; blameless, unfallen^†, inerrable^†, above suspicion; irreproachable, irreprovable^†, irreprehensible^†; unexceptionable, unobjectionable, unimpeachable; salvable^†; venial etc. 937.    harmless; inoffensive, innoxious^†, innocuous; dove-like, lamb-like; pure, harmless as doves; innocent as a lamb, innocent as the babe unborn; more sinned against than sinning" [Lear]. virtuous etc. 944; unreproved^†, unimpeached, unreproached^†.    ... show more

Roget 425: transparent, pellucid, lucid, diaphanous, translucent, tralucent^†, relucent^†; limpid, clear, serene, crystalline, clear as crystal, vitreous, transpicuous^†, glassy, hyaline; hyaloid [Med.], vitreform^†.    ... show more

Roget 518: intelligible; clear, clear as day, clear as noonday; lucid; perspicuous, transpicuous^†; luminous, transparent.    easily understood, easy to understand, for the million, intelligible to the meanest capacity, popularized.    plain, distinct, explicit; positive; definite etc. (precise) 494.    graphic; expressive etc. (meaning) 516; illustrative etc. (explanatory) 522.    unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable etc. (manifest) 525; unconfused; legible, recognizable; obvious etc. 525.    ... show more

Roget 474: certain, sure, assured etc. v.; solid, well-founded.    unqualified, absolute, positive, determinate, definite, clear, unequivocal, categorical, unmistakable, decisive, decided, ascertained.    inevitable, unavoidable, avoidless^†; ineluctable.    unerring, infallible; unchangeable etc. 150; to be depended on, trustworthy, reliable, bound.    unimpeachable, undeniable, unquestionable; indisputable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable; irrefutable etc. (proven) 478; conclusive, without power of appeal.    indubious^†; without doubt, beyond a doubt, without a shade or shadow of doubt, without question, beyond question; past dispute; clear as day; beyond all question, beyond all dispute; undoubted, uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed; questionless^†, doubtless.    authoritative, authentic, official.    sure as fate, sure as death and taxes, sure as a gun.    evident, self-evident, axiomatic; clear, clear as day, clear as the sun at noonday.    ... show more

Free from confusion or doubt.

Affording free passage or view:
— A clear view.
— A clear path to victory.

synonym: open.

Roget 525: manifest, apparent; salient, striking, demonstrative, prominent, in the foreground, notable, pronounced.    flagrant; notorious etc. (public) 531; arrant; stark staring; unshaded, glaring.    defined, definite.    distinct, conspicuous etc. (visible) 446; obvious, evident, unmistakable, indubitable, not to be mistaken, palpable, self-evident, autoptical^†; intelligible etc. 518.    plain, clear, clear as day, clear as daylight, clear as noonday; plain as a pike staff, plain as the sun at noon-day, plain as the nose on one's face, plain as the way to parish church.    explicit, overt, patent, express; ostensible; open, open as day; naked, bare, literal, downright, undisguised, exoteric.    unreserved, frank, plain-spoken etc. (artless) 703; candid (veracious) 543; barefaced.    manifested etc. v.; disclosed etc. 529; capable of being shown, producible; inconcealable^†, unconcealable; no secret.    ... show more

Allowing light to pass through.

Free from contact or proximity or connection.

Characterized by freedom from troubling thoughts (especially guilt).

of sound or color Free from anything that dulls or dims:
— Clear laughter like a waterfall.
— Clear reds and blues.

synonyms: clean, light, unclouded.

Roget 420: shining etc. v.; luminous, luminiferous^†; lucid, lucent, luculent^†, lucific^†, luciferous; light, lightsome; bright, vivid, splendent^†, nitid^†, lustrous, shiny, beamy^†, scintillant^†, radiant, lambent; sheen, sheeny; glossy, burnished, glassy, sunny, orient, meridian; noonday, tide; cloudless, clear; unclouded, unobscured^†.    gairish^†, garish; resplendent, transplendent^†; refulgent, effulgent; fulgid^†, fulgent^†; relucent^†, splendid, blazing, in a blaze, ablaze, rutilant^†, meteoric, phosphorescent; aglow.    bright as silver; light as day, bright as day, light as noonday, bright as noonday, bright as the sun at noonday.    actinic; photogenic, graphic; heliographic; heliophagous^†.    ... show more

Roget 446: visible, perceptible, perceivable, discernible, apparent; in view, in full view, in sight; exposed to view, en vidence; unclouded, unobscured^†, in the foreground.    obvious etc. (manifest) 525; plain, clear, distinct, definite; well defined, well marked; in focus; recognizable, palpable, autoptical^†; glaring, staring, conspicuous; stereoscopic; in bold, in strong relief.    periscopic^†, panoramic.    before one's eyes, under one's eyes; before one, +a vue d'oeil [Fr.], in one's eye, oculis subjecta fidelibus [Lat.].    ... show more

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.

synonym: unmortgaged.

Clear and 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.

synonyms: clean-cut, clear-cut.

Accurately stated or described.

synonym: well-defined.

Free from clouds or mist or haze.

Free of restrictions or qualifications:
— A clear winner.

synonym: clean.

Free from flaw or blemish or impurity.

Clear of charges or deductions.

Easily deciphered.

synonyms: decipherable, readable.

Freed from any question of guilt:
— Was now clear of the charge of cowardice.

synonyms: absolved, cleared, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated.

Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving:
— Clear mind.

synonym: percipient.

Completely:
— Read the book clear to the end.
— Slept clear through the night.
— There were open fields clear to the horizon.

synonym: all the way.

In an easily perceptible manner:
— Could be seen clearly under the microscope.
— She cried loud and clear.

synonym: clearly.