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Synonyms for clean
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Wiktionary
cleanadjective
cleanadjective
I’m clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want.
cleannoun
cleanverb
Not dirty.
He was stabbed clean through.
cleanadjective
In an unmarked condition.
Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer.
cleanadjective
To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean.
cleanadjective
To make things clean in general.
I've been clean this time for eight months.
cleanadjective
To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.
cleanadjective
Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!
cleanadjective
Damn, Shorty, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
cleanadjective
cleanadjective
I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
clean
To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Cleanse is especially applied to purifying processes where liquid is used, as in the flushing of a street, etc. We brush clothing if dusty, sponge it, or sponge it off, if soiled; or sponge off a spot. Furniture, books, etc., are dusted; floors are mopped or scrubbed; metallic utensils are scoured; a room is swept; soiled garments are washed; foul air or water is purified. Cleanse and purify are used extensively in a moral sense; wash in that sense is archaic. Compare AMEND.
Synonyms:
brush, cleanse, disinfect, dust, lave, mop, purify, rinse, scour, scrub, sponge, sweep, wash, wipeAntonyms:
befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, deprave, pollute, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, vitiatePreposition:
Cleanse of or from physical or moral defilement; cleanse with an instrument; by an agent; the room was cleansed by the attendants with soap and water.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
cleant
clean
Synonyms:
pure, neat, cleanly, clear, purified, cleansed, untarnished, spotless, unclogged, uprightAntonyms:
impure, untidy, dirty, entangled, hampered, uncleancleanverb
Synonyms:
clarify, disencumber, disentangle, disembarrass, vindicate, liberate, set free, release, exonerate, exculpate, justify, retrieve, acquit, absolve, whitewash, extricate, eliminateAntonyms:
befoul, contaminate, pollute, clog, encumber, embarrass, involve, implicate
Princeton's WordNet
clean and jerk, cleanadjective
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
Synonyms:
clean and jerkAntonyms:
muddy, draggled, buggy, grimy, travel-soiled, hard, foul-mouthed, uncomplete, fouled, obscene, filthy, illegible, unjust, scatological, befouled, infected, foul-spoken, raunchy, full, dirty-faced, incomplete, lousy, snot-nosed, flyblown, black, tref, oily, unclean, armed, sooty, off-color, dingy, begrimed, soiled, mucky, scabrous, maculate, scummy, ribald, impure, unfair, immoral, untouchable, snotty, foul, cobwebby, unswept, contaminating, travel-stained, grungy, nasty, nonkosher, Augean, addicted, cruddy, feculent, blasphemous, unwashed, uncleanly, septic, bedraggled, imperfect, dirty, terefah, smudgy, qualified, blue, sordid, squalid, salacious, maladroit, smutty, bawdy, lewd, ratty, grubby, greasy, difficult, profane, dirty-minded, soil, bemire, grime, begrime, collycleanadjective
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
"children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
Synonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
travel-soiled, scabrous, infected, filthy, smutty, impure, difficult, bedraggled, dirty, foul-mouthed, grubby, maladroit, uncomplete, begrimed, scummy, armed, dingy, unclean, soiled, ratty, blasphemous, befouled, greasy, illegible, blue, uncleanly, unjust, maculate, ribald, buggy, unfair, hard, dirty-faced, profane, full, terefah, squalid, fouled, immoral, snot-nosed, oily, cruddy, dirty-minded, off-color, unswept, cobwebby, foul, flyblown, lewd, sordid, mucky, raunchy, snotty, qualified, feculent, imperfect, addicted, untouchable, black, bawdy, unwashed, contaminating, nonkosher, scatological, tref, foul-spoken, Augean, incomplete, grungy, travel-stained, obscene, draggled, salacious, nasty, lousy, grimy, septic, muddy, smudgy, sooty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemireclean, clearadjective
free of restrictions or qualifications
"a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
Synonyms:
decipherable, uncontaminating, unmortgaged, clean-living, sporting, blank, exculpated, unobjectionable, fresh, clean-cut, exonerated, sporty, clear, open, neat, white, unclouded, clear(p), percipient, clear-cut, well-defined, readable, light, fair, absolved, vindicated, cleared, uninfected, sportsmanlikeAntonyms:
dirty-faced, black, unfair, terefah, snot-nosed, dirty, mucky, cruddy, raunchy, uncleanly, smutty, lewd, salacious, travel-soiled, ratty, full, nasty, unwashed, off-color, blue, addicted, impure, unjust, scabrous, oily, septic, flyblown, immoral, uncomplete, begrimed, unclean, contaminating, tref, difficult, bawdy, travel-stained, untouchable, filthy, squalid, fouled, incomplete, armed, sooty, scummy, obscene, infected, smudgy, hard, feculent, ribald, unswept, befouled, draggled, grubby, grungy, foul, soiled, qualified, muddy, profane, illegible, foul-spoken, sordid, Augean, cobwebby, maculate, grimy, scatological, foul-mouthed, dingy, lousy, bedraggled, blasphemous, imperfect, dirty-minded, buggy, maladroit, nonkosher, snotty, greasy, bemire, colly, begrime, grime, soilclean, clear, light, uncloudedadjective
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
"efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
Synonyms:
light-headed, clear(p), well-defined, wanton, lightsome, swooning, uninfected, lightheaded, neat, cloudless, idle, sporting, clean-cut, light-colored, unaccented, exonerated, weak, low-cal, clean-living, promiscuous, sportsmanlike, light(a), percipient, abstemious, faint, unclouded, vindicated, readable, open, absolved, lite, wakeful, clear, sporty, fresh, short, unobjectionable, tripping, fair, clear-cut, unmortgaged, scant(p), decipherable, blank, white, cleared, sluttish, light, exculpated, calorie-free, uncontaminating, easy, looseAntonyms:
cobwebby, maladroit, foul-mouthed, buggy, scabrous, salacious, immoral, unclean, dirty, sordid, oily, dirty-faced, unswept, lewd, scatological, Augean, uncomplete, befouled, incomplete, illegible, hard, soiled, smutty, off-color, blasphemous, dirty-minded, draggled, lousy, qualified, snotty, black, ribald, septic, flyblown, impure, grubby, nasty, contaminating, blue, smudgy, unwashed, foul-spoken, scummy, difficult, dingy, obscene, bawdy, filthy, cruddy, unfair, fouled, ratty, imperfect, armed, unjust, profane, greasy, begrimed, maculate, tref, grimy, raunchy, full, foul, feculent, bedraggled, terefah, grungy, squalid, travel-soiled, sooty, mucky, uncleanly, muddy, nonkosher, travel-stained, infected, addicted, snot-nosed, untouchable, soil, grime, bemire, colly, begrimeclean, freshadjective
free from impurities
"clean water"; "fresh air"
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invigorated, uninfected, wise, tonic, neat, brisk, saucy, new, smart, sassy, clean-living, overbold, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unclouded, impudent, sweet, clear, sporty, impertinent, fresh, unobjectionable, reinvigorated, fair, novel, refreshing, refreshful, unused, blank, white, sporting, refreshed, bracing, light, unfermentedAntonyms:
sordid, greasy, unswept, begrimed, draggled, qualified, grimy, unclean, snot-nosed, infected, nasty, uncomplete, obscene, incomplete, unjust, impure, dirty-minded, dirty-faced, foul, filthy, Augean, armed, grungy, scatological, fouled, addicted, cobwebby, muddy, raunchy, flyblown, maladroit, grubby, travel-stained, dingy, oily, mucky, squalid, hard, scabrous, soiled, lewd, dirty, ratty, imperfect, unwashed, untouchable, full, smutty, foul-mouthed, septic, buggy, snotty, unfair, lousy, bawdy, off-color, profane, blue, smudgy, befouled, terefah, scummy, black, blasphemous, salacious, immoral, uncleanly, sooty, tref, ribald, difficult, bedraggled, illegible, feculent, maculate, nonkosher, contaminating, travel-soiled, cruddy, foul-spoken, colly, soil, bemire, grime, begrimecleanadjective
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
"a clean voting record"; "a clean driver's license"
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fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
mucky, befouled, travel-stained, blasphemous, sooty, maculate, uncomplete, scummy, blue, soiled, dirty, travel-soiled, ribald, ratty, obscene, muddy, flyblown, off-color, profane, grungy, unswept, dirty-faced, unwashed, raunchy, snotty, foul, uncleanly, salacious, begrimed, imperfect, smutty, immoral, septic, impure, bedraggled, smudgy, fouled, contaminating, cobwebby, draggled, unclean, nasty, addicted, unfair, armed, scatological, feculent, foul-spoken, maladroit, grimy, nonkosher, snot-nosed, infected, lousy, dirty-minded, greasy, Augean, grubby, oily, bawdy, difficult, cruddy, lewd, illegible, incomplete, qualified, dingy, tref, buggy, filthy, scabrous, black, squalid, untouchable, foul-mouthed, full, unjust, terefah, hard, sordid, grime, begrime, colly, soil, bemirecleanadjective
ritually clean or pure
Synonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
foul-spoken, squalid, black, profane, uncomplete, foul, oily, dirty-faced, travel-soiled, incomplete, difficult, ribald, hard, off-color, untouchable, obscene, filthy, draggled, septic, grungy, soiled, contaminating, tref, smutty, unclean, impure, scatological, snotty, lousy, mucky, snot-nosed, bawdy, illegible, flyblown, grubby, cruddy, dirty, blasphemous, scabrous, greasy, travel-stained, unfair, nonkosher, nasty, uncleanly, sooty, muddy, full, bedraggled, scummy, fouled, immoral, ratty, Augean, unjust, blue, raunchy, infected, grimy, sordid, terefah, buggy, salacious, imperfect, begrimed, qualified, cobwebby, unswept, feculent, befouled, lewd, unwashed, smudgy, addicted, maladroit, dirty-minded, maculate, dingy, foul-mouthed, armed, colly, begrime, soil, grime, bemireclean, uncontaminatingadjective
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
"a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
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fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
dirty-faced, travel-soiled, buggy, uncomplete, snot-nosed, dirty, foul, grimy, soiled, smutty, grubby, begrimed, nasty, bedraggled, scummy, immoral, salacious, cobwebby, grungy, ribald, lousy, greasy, qualified, off-color, scatological, impure, flyblown, muddy, black, septic, draggled, blue, uncleanly, obscene, unjust, mucky, lewd, contaminating, travel-stained, sordid, snotty, bawdy, sooty, befouled, raunchy, unclean, full, addicted, profane, filthy, ratty, foul-spoken, illegible, dingy, Augean, unfair, terefah, oily, unwashed, unswept, dirty-minded, incomplete, foul-mouthed, nonkosher, fouled, squalid, maladroit, smudgy, cruddy, tref, maculate, hard, untouchable, difficult, blasphemous, infected, scabrous, imperfect, armed, feculent, soil, grime, bemire, colly, begrimeclean, unobjectionableadjective
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
"good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
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innocuous, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, unobjectionable, fresh, sporty, clear, neat, white, unclouded, light, fair, uninfected, sportsmanlikeAntonyms:
draggled, scummy, unwashed, feculent, soiled, dingy, nasty, bedraggled, contaminating, smudgy, addicted, cobwebby, difficult, buggy, blue, impure, bawdy, dirty, blasphemous, raunchy, off-color, begrimed, unswept, grimy, scatological, snotty, uncomplete, untouchable, travel-stained, maculate, sordid, grungy, infected, fouled, greasy, foul, smutty, ratty, foul-mouthed, muddy, hard, armed, sooty, squalid, filthy, lousy, septic, unfair, maladroit, mucky, imperfect, terefah, uncleanly, tref, ribald, nonkosher, lewd, Augean, qualified, befouled, dirty-faced, profane, immoral, salacious, foul-spoken, unclean, travel-soiled, full, oily, unjust, flyblown, snot-nosed, illegible, dirty-minded, obscene, cruddy, black, incomplete, grubby, scabrous, begrime, grime, bemire, colly, soiluninfected, cleanadjective
free from sepsis or infection
"a clean (or uninfected) wound"
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fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, fresh, clearAntonyms:
dirty, Augean, lousy, mucky, difficult, grungy, smudgy, uncleanly, befouled, maladroit, contaminating, blasphemous, travel-soiled, snot-nosed, off-color, armed, obscene, smutty, nonkosher, profane, squalid, black, oily, filthy, dirty-minded, draggled, dingy, incomplete, imperfect, lewd, foul, impure, unswept, snotty, feculent, foul-mouthed, nasty, infected, unjust, grubby, scummy, sooty, ratty, untouchable, full, cobwebby, illegible, scatological, muddy, uncomplete, addicted, soiled, hard, begrimed, greasy, ribald, unclean, bedraggled, buggy, cruddy, blue, septic, raunchy, tref, dirty-faced, unfair, bawdy, flyblown, immoral, fouled, qualified, scabrous, sordid, grimy, maculate, terefah, foul-spoken, travel-stained, salacious, unwashed, bemire, soil, colly, begrime, grimeclean, clean-livingadjective
morally pure
"led a clean life"
Synonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
grungy, filthy, grubby, dirty, cruddy, travel-stained, incomplete, smutty, uncomplete, oily, bawdy, scatological, dingy, bedraggled, armed, nasty, black, qualified, foul-mouthed, grimy, septic, impure, befouled, feculent, hard, raunchy, salacious, unswept, infected, begrimed, foul-spoken, flyblown, dirty-minded, dirty-faced, tref, snot-nosed, snotty, blasphemous, profane, unclean, illegible, maculate, unjust, lewd, blue, sooty, draggled, difficult, cobwebby, immoral, scummy, unfair, sordid, imperfect, ribald, uncleanly, soiled, buggy, full, contaminating, unwashed, muddy, ratty, untouchable, Augean, terefah, scabrous, foul, greasy, addicted, maladroit, lousy, travel-soiled, off-color, squalid, mucky, smudgy, nonkosher, fouled, obscene, bemire, colly, grime, soil, begrimeclean, fairadjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
Synonyms:
uncontaminating, just, clean-living, sporting, blank, fair(a), unobjectionable, fresh, bonnie, comely, sporty, clear, middling, bonny, neat, white, unclouded, honest, average, sightly, light, fair, fairish, mediocre, reasonable, uninfected, sportsmanlikeAntonyms:
contaminating, nasty, dingy, tref, foul, incomplete, scatological, fouled, squalid, begrimed, oily, lewd, maladroit, snotty, immoral, befouled, grubby, ratty, hard, impure, lousy, terefah, unwashed, qualified, soiled, blasphemous, full, cruddy, imperfect, dirty, bawdy, greasy, difficult, grungy, unclean, ribald, feculent, salacious, unjust, blue, nonkosher, black, snot-nosed, uncleanly, Augean, smudgy, scabrous, off-color, raunchy, draggled, dirty-faced, bedraggled, profane, addicted, uncomplete, dirty-minded, septic, sooty, foul-spoken, infected, travel-soiled, travel-stained, armed, filthy, smutty, illegible, sordid, foul-mouthed, untouchable, cobwebby, unfair, mucky, scummy, unswept, flyblown, muddy, buggy, grimy, obscene, maculate, grime, bemire, soil, colly, begrimeblank, clean, whiteadjective
(of a surface) not written or printed on
"blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
Synonyms:
lily-white, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, vacuous, white-hot, unobjectionable, fresh, bloodless, sporty, clear, snowy, neat, white, unclouded, livid, ashen, light, fair, blanched, whitened, uninfected, sportsmanlikeAntonyms:
flyblown, illegible, mucky, obscene, scatological, impure, full, oily, soiled, cruddy, unjust, terefah, smutty, lewd, salacious, travel-soiled, fouled, armed, snotty, filthy, dirty-faced, black, buggy, muddy, incomplete, blue, qualified, grungy, bedraggled, septic, smudgy, ratty, infected, dingy, nasty, foul-mouthed, travel-stained, begrimed, grimy, feculent, raunchy, addicted, difficult, scummy, unclean, unswept, scabrous, cobwebby, Augean, off-color, foul, squalid, uncomplete, dirty, unwashed, befouled, foul-spoken, sordid, lousy, uncleanly, dirty-minded, nonkosher, ribald, grubby, maculate, snot-nosed, imperfect, bawdy, contaminating, immoral, profane, blasphemous, untouchable, hard, tref, unfair, draggled, greasy, maladroit, sooty, begrime, grime, colly, soil, bemireclean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlikeadjective
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
"a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
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flashy, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, unobjectionable, fresh, card-playing, sporty, clear, neat, white, unclouded, betting, showy, jazzy, light, fair, gaudy, dissipated, uninfected, sportsmanlikeAntonyms:
full, unswept, oily, raunchy, buggy, armed, imperfect, draggled, salacious, blasphemous, obscene, smudgy, snotty, bawdy, impure, bedraggled, cobwebby, uncomplete, foul, dirty-minded, unwashed, scatological, illegible, septic, squalid, dirty, incomplete, addicted, unfair, smutty, grubby, scabrous, nasty, untouchable, contaminating, greasy, blue, hard, scummy, cruddy, terefah, mucky, Augean, unjust, immoral, tref, off-color, maculate, profane, ratty, snot-nosed, ribald, soiled, unclean, qualified, foul-mouthed, travel-soiled, uncleanly, foul-spoken, befouled, infected, feculent, grungy, difficult, dingy, muddy, lousy, sooty, dirty-faced, nonkosher, grimy, travel-stained, begrimed, fouled, flyblown, sordid, lewd, black, filthy, maladroit, grime, begrime, colly, soil, bemirecleanadjective
without difficulties or problems
"a clean test flight"
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fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
full, hard, travel-soiled, foul, ratty, snot-nosed, scatological, dingy, maculate, scabrous, blue, oily, unswept, filthy, Augean, uncleanly, muddy, squalid, raunchy, infected, ribald, unclean, contaminating, fouled, draggled, illegible, untouchable, salacious, addicted, mucky, terefah, unwashed, cruddy, bawdy, smutty, armed, difficult, grubby, maladroit, grungy, befouled, profane, dirty, cobwebby, qualified, foul-mouthed, obscene, nonkosher, uncomplete, dirty-minded, black, off-color, travel-stained, snotty, flyblown, septic, nasty, buggy, imperfect, sordid, impure, feculent, sooty, greasy, grimy, blasphemous, dirty-faced, smudgy, lewd, unfair, foul-spoken, scummy, lousy, unjust, soiled, tref, begrimed, incomplete, immoral, bedraggled, bemire, grime, colly, begrime, soilcleanadjective
thorough and without qualification
"a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
Synonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
lousy, snot-nosed, unfair, travel-stained, smutty, foul-spoken, foul-mouthed, smudgy, sordid, befouled, bedraggled, begrimed, draggled, uncomplete, flyblown, unclean, immoral, nasty, filthy, feculent, profane, sooty, unwashed, cruddy, terefah, full, soiled, untouchable, dirty, squalid, impure, imperfect, dirty-minded, blue, mucky, obscene, dingy, bawdy, scatological, grubby, grimy, black, scabrous, nonkosher, raunchy, foul, blasphemous, maladroit, uncleanly, greasy, armed, hard, illegible, muddy, off-color, ribald, incomplete, qualified, dirty-faced, addicted, oily, contaminating, infected, maculate, unswept, lewd, tref, snotty, buggy, ratty, grungy, scummy, Augean, travel-soiled, septic, salacious, unjust, cobwebby, difficult, fouled, bemire, colly, soil, grime, begrimecleanadjective
not carrying concealed weapons
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fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
profane, terefah, unfair, befouled, impure, obscene, flyblown, soiled, bawdy, grubby, grimy, grungy, unswept, travel-stained, hard, snotty, draggled, unclean, difficult, incomplete, raunchy, muddy, cobwebby, scummy, foul, ribald, uncomplete, smudgy, imperfect, contaminating, sordid, filthy, black, full, nonkosher, blasphemous, dingy, illegible, salacious, lewd, infected, snot-nosed, buggy, travel-soiled, begrimed, Augean, septic, greasy, nasty, unjust, blue, fouled, scatological, cruddy, dirty, maculate, tref, unwashed, off-color, squalid, qualified, smutty, ratty, foul-spoken, lousy, bedraggled, armed, dirty-faced, immoral, mucky, untouchable, dirty-minded, oily, sooty, feculent, foul-mouthed, maladroit, addicted, scabrous, uncleanly, colly, grime, begrime, soil, bemireclean, neatadjective
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
"he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"
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uninfected, neat, straight, nifty, not bad(p), tasteful, dandy, clean-living, sportsmanlike, full-strength, uncontaminating, white, smashing, unclouded, bully, slap-up, light, clear, keen, sporty, fresh, orderly, refined, corking, groovy, fair, unobjectionable, blank, swell, sporting, cracking, great, peachy, bang-upAntonyms:
bedraggled, uncomplete, buggy, impure, infected, dirty, unjust, mucky, imperfect, unfair, unswept, hard, scabrous, full, nasty, travel-stained, ratty, filthy, befouled, dirty-faced, snotty, fouled, sordid, grimy, draggled, unwashed, smutty, foul-mouthed, cruddy, profane, Augean, snot-nosed, untouchable, flyblown, travel-soiled, grubby, obscene, soiled, off-color, lewd, blue, septic, scatological, scummy, raunchy, unclean, oily, begrimed, black, greasy, salacious, foul, grungy, dirty-minded, armed, nonkosher, immoral, foul-spoken, sooty, terefah, lousy, blasphemous, illegible, incomplete, dingy, qualified, cobwebby, bawdy, muddy, feculent, tref, difficult, smudgy, squalid, maladroit, ribald, contaminating, addicted, maculate, uncleanly, soil, colly, begrime, bemire, grimecleanverb
free of drugs
"after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
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fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clearAntonyms:
flyblown, snot-nosed, lewd, soiled, filthy, begrimed, uncomplete, dirty, draggled, snotty, muddy, smutty, maculate, fouled, nasty, unclean, lousy, sordid, greasy, impure, travel-stained, tref, unswept, buggy, unfair, ribald, cobwebby, befouled, travel-soiled, full, foul-mouthed, maladroit, bawdy, untouchable, dingy, unwashed, obscene, mucky, squalid, immoral, profane, off-color, qualified, sooty, foul, raunchy, black, unjust, ratty, illegible, armed, cruddy, difficult, incomplete, terefah, blue, scummy, bedraggled, grimy, dirty-minded, foul-spoken, infected, scabrous, grubby, smudgy, hard, Augean, uncleanly, blasphemous, dirty-faced, imperfect, grungy, feculent, addicted, oily, contaminating, septic, nonkosher, salacious, scatological, bemire, begrime, colly, soil, grimeclean, make cleanverb
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
"Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
Synonyms:
pick, scavenge, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanseAntonyms:
squalid, infected, incomplete, mucky, filthy, smutty, addicted, dirty, maculate, snot-nosed, uncomplete, scummy, travel-soiled, obscene, armed, foul-mouthed, soiled, bedraggled, profane, bawdy, nasty, untouchable, dirty-faced, snotty, begrimed, unfair, off-color, travel-stained, grubby, illegible, uncleanly, difficult, lousy, feculent, contaminating, full, scabrous, black, grimy, septic, raunchy, Augean, blue, greasy, foul, terefah, dingy, unclean, impure, fouled, muddy, nonkosher, lewd, maladroit, scatological, qualified, befouled, oily, smudgy, grungy, sordid, imperfect, cobwebby, sooty, foul-spoken, tref, flyblown, unswept, buggy, blasphemous, draggled, unjust, hard, cruddy, salacious, ratty, dirty-minded, ribald, immoral, unwashed, bemire, grime, soil, colly, begrimeclean, pickverb
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"Clean the turkey"
Synonyms:
foot, nibble, scavenge, cleanse, beak, strip, pluck, pick, find fault, plunk, cull, blame, piece, make clean, break up, peck, clean house, housecleanAntonyms:
obscene, ribald, off-color, nonkosher, squalid, smudgy, unwashed, draggled, hard, impure, maculate, cobwebby, blue, smutty, begrimed, sooty, nasty, dirty, difficult, muddy, oily, unswept, black, filthy, blasphemous, grungy, lousy, foul, raunchy, grubby, untouchable, profane, full, soiled, unfair, snotty, immoral, illegible, greasy, foul-mouthed, cruddy, dingy, scummy, travel-soiled, mucky, scabrous, infected, maladroit, foul-spoken, buggy, bawdy, armed, unclean, qualified, unjust, snot-nosed, Augean, fouled, scatological, dirty-minded, uncleanly, imperfect, ratty, bedraggled, befouled, travel-stained, salacious, incomplete, grimy, sordid, dirty-faced, addicted, contaminating, feculent, uncomplete, tref, flyblown, terefah, lewd, septic, bemire, grime, soil, begrime, collyhouseclean, clean house, cleanverb
clean and tidy up the house
"She housecleans every week"
Synonyms:
pick, scavenge, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanseAntonyms:
uncomplete, impure, travel-soiled, uncleanly, dirty-faced, smutty, immoral, sooty, filthy, foul, septic, scatological, dirty, raunchy, maculate, unwashed, difficult, foul-spoken, obscene, tref, maladroit, befouled, dingy, snotty, grungy, terefah, smudgy, contaminating, incomplete, fouled, begrimed, lousy, lewd, black, illegible, off-color, Augean, foul-mouthed, imperfect, nonkosher, scummy, addicted, unclean, full, sordid, dirty-minded, soiled, snot-nosed, scabrous, cruddy, qualified, blue, feculent, bawdy, untouchable, greasy, buggy, ratty, mucky, nasty, bedraggled, profane, grimy, unswept, unjust, armed, ribald, salacious, muddy, infected, squalid, hard, grubby, travel-stained, flyblown, draggled, cobwebby, blasphemous, unfair, oily, bemire, colly, begrime, soil, grimecleanse, cleanverb
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
"clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
Synonyms:
pick, scavenge, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanseAntonyms:
smudgy, nasty, blue, fouled, snot-nosed, septic, snotty, imperfect, unclean, cruddy, scummy, uncleanly, filthy, tref, illegible, smutty, contaminating, dirty-minded, feculent, grungy, flyblown, impure, unjust, hard, scabrous, soiled, travel-soiled, unfair, untouchable, foul-spoken, scatological, Augean, travel-stained, bawdy, qualified, lousy, foul, dirty-faced, unwashed, ratty, difficult, buggy, bedraggled, sooty, lewd, sordid, immoral, incomplete, ribald, dirty, profane, terefah, grubby, full, befouled, salacious, uncomplete, addicted, grimy, dingy, squalid, greasy, cobwebby, raunchy, nonkosher, off-color, black, foul-mouthed, mucky, draggled, blasphemous, infected, muddy, maculate, begrimed, maladroit, oily, armed, unswept, obscene, grime, begrime, bemire, soil, collycleanverb
be cleanable
"This stove cleans easily"
Synonyms:
scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, housecleanAntonyms:
armed, sooty, imperfect, dirty, nonkosher, profane, nasty, maculate, illegible, filthy, dingy, unclean, foul-spoken, uncomplete, snot-nosed, incomplete, dirty-faced, unjust, befouled, foul, difficult, blue, dirty-minded, unfair, immoral, blasphemous, septic, travel-stained, cruddy, contaminating, bedraggled, snotty, raunchy, impure, draggled, bawdy, smutty, ratty, fouled, grungy, scummy, soiled, unwashed, grubby, smudgy, lousy, black, salacious, untouchable, infected, muddy, hard, Augean, uncleanly, grimy, cobwebby, lewd, sordid, off-color, maladroit, squalid, tref, foul-mouthed, begrimed, buggy, qualified, ribald, full, oily, addicted, unswept, mucky, feculent, greasy, flyblown, travel-soiled, scabrous, terefah, obscene, scatological, grime, bemire, begrime, colly, soilcleanverb
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
"The other players cleaned him completely"
Synonyms:
scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, housecleanAntonyms:
qualified, flyblown, raunchy, filthy, scatological, greasy, soiled, black, cruddy, grimy, smutty, nasty, ribald, illegible, scummy, blue, snot-nosed, dirty, dirty-minded, unswept, armed, difficult, impure, addicted, draggled, profane, unwashed, terefah, unjust, foul, sooty, dirty-faced, snotty, oily, nonkosher, travel-stained, bedraggled, septic, salacious, buggy, lousy, scabrous, sordid, cobwebby, hard, imperfect, muddy, uncleanly, lewd, uncomplete, maculate, foul-mouthed, blasphemous, untouchable, ratty, contaminating, smudgy, unclean, grungy, bawdy, full, unfair, dingy, feculent, squalid, off-color, infected, befouled, foul-spoken, tref, grubby, incomplete, mucky, travel-soiled, obscene, immoral, fouled, Augean, maladroit, begrimed, begrime, soil, bemire, grime, collyclean, stripverb
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
"The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
Synonyms:
strip down, discase, cleanse, foray, divest, pillage, leach, unclothe, strip, plunder, disrobe, dismantle, rifle, reave, pick, denude, uncase, scavenge, make clean, despoil, clean house, ransack, loot, deprive, peel, undress, houseclean, bare, denudate, disinvestAntonyms:
immoral, full, cruddy, maculate, befouled, travel-stained, sooty, impure, greasy, unclean, fouled, travel-soiled, dirty-faced, nonkosher, smudgy, uncomplete, soiled, squalid, ribald, difficult, off-color, unjust, draggled, foul, Augean, grubby, begrimed, qualified, grungy, raunchy, unwashed, flyblown, dirty, foul-mouthed, incomplete, oily, addicted, filthy, maladroit, mucky, foul-spoken, scatological, dingy, cobwebby, black, salacious, armed, sordid, lousy, smutty, lewd, scummy, scabrous, buggy, contaminating, imperfect, infected, blue, snot-nosed, unswept, feculent, tref, terefah, nasty, septic, dirty-minded, ratty, bawdy, untouchable, obscene, blasphemous, illegible, unfair, grimy, hard, muddy, profane, uncleanly, bedraggled, snotty, grime, colly, begrime, bemire, soilcleanverb
remove while making clean
"Clean the spots off the rug"
Synonyms:
scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, housecleanAntonyms:
blasphemous, uncleanly, imperfect, buggy, mucky, greasy, impure, salacious, hard, armed, flyblown, foul, difficult, scabrous, uncomplete, infected, lewd, oily, bedraggled, scummy, dingy, ratty, addicted, tref, maladroit, unjust, smutty, begrimed, dirty, lousy, unclean, profane, filthy, bawdy, black, illegible, unwashed, grimy, squalid, contaminating, off-color, nonkosher, nasty, snot-nosed, sooty, travel-soiled, feculent, foul-spoken, unfair, qualified, dirty-minded, raunchy, ribald, cruddy, cobwebby, full, grubby, blue, unswept, smudgy, septic, snotty, grungy, terefah, soiled, befouled, muddy, Augean, obscene, maculate, sordid, foul-mouthed, immoral, scatological, draggled, incomplete, untouchable, dirty-faced, travel-stained, fouled, bemire, soil, grime, colly, begrimescavenge, cleanverb
remove unwanted substances from
Synonyms:
salvage, pick, scavenge, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanseAntonyms:
uncleanly, Augean, unjust, blue, unwashed, dirty, nonkosher, feculent, salacious, filthy, impure, sordid, raunchy, snot-nosed, qualified, maladroit, unclean, travel-stained, bedraggled, addicted, blasphemous, smudgy, buggy, foul, ribald, travel-soiled, lewd, foul-spoken, incomplete, unfair, unswept, obscene, nasty, foul-mouthed, fouled, untouchable, flyblown, difficult, off-color, befouled, dingy, grubby, cobwebby, snotty, smutty, black, contaminating, greasy, hard, immoral, tref, begrimed, grimy, terefah, muddy, scatological, oily, soiled, draggled, dirty-minded, septic, bawdy, maculate, full, lousy, dirty-faced, infected, scabrous, scummy, grungy, squalid, illegible, cruddy, profane, sooty, uncomplete, armed, ratty, imperfect, mucky, bemire, soil, colly, begrime, grimecleanadverb
remove shells or husks from
"clean grain before milling it"
Synonyms:
scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, housecleanAntonyms:
unclean, illegible, obscene, uncleanly, unfair, Augean, maladroit, hard, filthy, unswept, grungy, befouled, black, dingy, full, foul-mouthed, squalid, addicted, oily, sooty, ratty, snotty, sordid, scummy, qualified, salacious, smutty, mucky, greasy, foul, profane, cobwebby, dirty, scabrous, immoral, bawdy, unjust, travel-stained, feculent, imperfect, buggy, unwashed, raunchy, lousy, terefah, muddy, flyblown, travel-soiled, cruddy, septic, tref, dirty-faced, foul-spoken, incomplete, lewd, armed, fouled, impure, untouchable, blue, contaminating, soiled, begrimed, dirty-minded, grubby, draggled, difficult, blasphemous, scatological, nasty, infected, off-color, bedraggled, maculate, ribald, snot-nosed, grimy, nonkosher, smudgy, uncomplete, grime, colly, soil, begrime, bemireclean, plumb, plumadverb
completely; used as intensifiers
"clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
Synonyms:
fair, plumb, plum, fairlyAntonyms:
raunchy, foul, dirty, bedraggled, tref, unfair, foul-mouthed, oily, qualified, nasty, impure, feculent, septic, ribald, travel-stained, squalid, nonkosher, draggled, grubby, scummy, befouled, greasy, sordid, full, imperfect, profane, cruddy, salacious, immoral, fouled, incomplete, unclean, off-color, snot-nosed, maculate, grimy, ratty, infected, difficult, armed, buggy, illegible, soiled, smutty, travel-soiled, bawdy, obscene, smudgy, muddy, blue, lewd, dirty-faced, Augean, scabrous, addicted, unjust, filthy, unwashed, terefah, dingy, mucky, scatological, black, begrimed, foul-spoken, grungy, contaminating, hard, untouchable, uncomplete, cobwebby, dirty-minded, maladroit, flyblown, sooty, uncleanly, lousy, blasphemous, snotty, unswept, grime, colly, begrime, soil, bemirefairly, fair, cleanadverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
"they played fairly"
Synonyms:
jolly, fair, middling, passably, evenhandedly, fairly, plumb, moderately, reasonably, pretty, somewhat, plumAntonyms:
filthy, unclean, raunchy, buggy, unwashed, unswept, impure, addicted, terefah, snotty, draggled, dirty, off-color, full, cobwebby, begrimed, uncomplete, obscene, fouled, tref, scummy, blue, oily, nasty, nonkosher, dirty-faced, hard, infected, incomplete, qualified, sooty, foul, ribald, sordid, blasphemous, illegible, imperfect, mucky, profane, Augean, grimy, ratty, scatological, armed, cruddy, dingy, grungy, grubby, smutty, untouchable, feculent, foul-spoken, immoral, muddy, bedraggled, maladroit, lousy, unjust, maculate, difficult, befouled, lewd, black, bawdy, unfair, travel-soiled, smudgy, greasy, foul-mouthed, travel-stained, snot-nosed, contaminating, septic, dirty-minded, soiled, squalid, flyblown, salacious, scabrous, uncleanly, grime, colly, soil, bemire, begrime
Editors Contribution
tidy
Submitted by shansaty on October 29, 2021sanitizeadjective
Submitted by Tkdsails on November 4, 2021well-trimmedadjective
a cut of design, spreading pleasure for the view
damn michael! that bush is very well-trimmed, keep up the work pal.
Submitted by LucasLiland on November 25, 2021
Dictionary of English Synonymes
cleanadjective
Synonyms:
unstained, unspotted, spotless, unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly, neatcleanadjective
Synonyms:
entire, complete, perfect, not defectivecleanadjective
Synonyms:
pure, innocent, free from moral impuritycleanadjective
Synonyms:
entirely, completely, perfectly, altogether, wholly, thoroughly, fully, in air respects, in every respect, out and outcleanverb
Synonyms:
cleanse, purify, make clean, free from dirt
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
cleanadjective
Synonyms:
unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly, neat, chaste, pure, virtuous, undefiled, incorrupt, uncontaminated, shapely, well-proportioned, kosher (Jewish)cleanadverb
Synonyms:
wholly, perfectly, completely, quite, entirely, thoroughlycleanverb
Synonyms:
cleanse
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "clean":
own, cleaning, pure, cleansing, cleanliness, non-polluting, drinking, wipe, rena, clean-up, cleaner, ren, cleans, nazif, pur, potable, cleanse, corruption-free, net, wipers, purely, wash, purity, healthy, sheer, fair, pollution-free, safe, cleaned, wiper, unpolluted, sanitation, cleanup, clutter-free, sanitize, remediation
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How to use clean in a sentence?
The Clean Water Act, it says that the Army Corps of Engineers' will issue a permit based on the least environmentally damaging practicable alternative,' so I mean, you may still cause a lot of environmental damage but if it's the least damaging alternative, you get your permit.
My conscience is clean, I did not do anything against the law.
Voters want their children to have clean air and water, they associate environmental problems with corruption and lazy politicians.
We need an open and honest debate about UK involvement in Iraq and Syria, we can't have that, though, until the U.K. comes clean about what actions its personnel are already undertaking.
The sport is at a point where there is no trust anywhere, clean athletes can't get a fair shake. If you see an amazing performance, people say,' ah they are probably dirty'.
Translations for clean
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- skoonAfrikaans
- نَظّفَ, نظيفArabic
- təmizAzerbaijani
- чы́сты, чы́сціць, пачы́сціцьBelarusian
- почиствам, изцяло, чи́стя, чист, напълно, разтребвам, изтласкванеBulgarian
- পরিস্কার, সাফ, পরিষ্কারBengali
- sa, net, netejar, arreglar, pur, ordenarCatalan, Valencian
- čistit, uklízet, čistý, vyčistit, ukliditCzech
- чистъOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- тасаChuvash
- glân, glanhauWelsh
- rense, renDanish
- reinigen, sauber, rein, aufräumen, säubern, putzenGerman
- καθαρίζω, αμόλυντος, καθαρός, αγνόςGreek
- poluri, puraEsperanto
- limpio, limpiarSpanish
- puhas, puhastamaEstonian
- garbiBasque
- پاک, تمیز, تمیز کردنPersian
- siivota, puhdistaa, puhdas, harjata, sileä, siisti, viaton, siistiä, putsata, täysin, tyhjä, vetoFinnish
- reinurFaroese
- poutzer, nettoyer, ranger, abstinent, net, pur, propreFrench
- ar fad, glanIrish
- glanScottish Gaelic
- limpar, limpoGalician
- tsariHausa
- נקי, טהורHebrew
- साफ़, साफ करना, स्वच्छHindi
- netwayeHaitian Creole
- tiszta, tisztítHungarian
- սրբել, մաքրել, մաքուրArmenian
- bersihIndonesian
- netigarIdo
- þrífa, auður, hreinn, hreinsaIcelandic
- pulito, pulireItalian
- לְנַקוֹתHebrew
- 清潔, 掃除, 綺麗, クリーンJapanese
- სუფთა, წმენდა, გასუფთავებაGeorgian
- тазаKazakh
- ស្អាត, ជំរះ, ដុសលាង, សំអាតKhmer
- 청소하다, 소제하다, 맑다, 깨끗한, 깨끗하다Korean
- خاوێن, پاک کردن, پاکKurdish
- glan, glanheCornish
- пакиз, таза, арууKyrgyz
- mundo, mundus, purus, purgo, mundiLatin
- rengegen, botzen, propper, propper maachenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ສະອາດLao
- valyti, švarus, švarintiLithuanian
- tīrs, notiritLatvian
- horoi, takakau, mā, whakapaiMāori
- чисти, чистMacedonian
- цэвэрMongolian
- bersihMalay
- nadifMaltese
- သန့်Burmese
- prachtig, leeg, schoon, kuisen, poetsen, opruimen, blanco, proper, mooie, schoonmaken, reinigen, wassenDutch
- rent, gjøre, renNorwegian
- netOccitan
- czyścić, oczyszczać, czysty, oczyścić, przyzwoityPolish
- puro, asseado, limpar, limpo, arrumar, imaculado, limpeza, limpadaPortuguese
- mayllayQuechua
- șterge, curăța, curatRomanian
- ро́вный, чи́стый, чи́стить, почи́стить, очища́ть, очи́стить, вы́чистить, убира́ть, убра́ть, чистыйRussian
- чистити, чист, čist, čistitiSerbo-Croatian
- පිරිසුදුSinhala, Sinhalese
- čistý, čistiťSlovak
- čistiti, čistSlovene
- pastroj, i pastërAlbanian
- städa, rengöra, ren, göra ren, renaSwedish
- nadhifu, safiSwahili
- சுத்தமாக்கு, சுத்தம், சுத்தமானTamil
- శుభ్రం చేయుTelugu
- тоза, пок, соф, тамиз, покизаTajik
- ล้าง, เช็ด, สะอาดThai
- tämizTurkmen
- temiz, temizlemekTurkish
- чиста, таза, сафTatar
- чи́стити, чи́стий, почи́стити, чистийUkrainian
- صافUrdu
- toza, pokiza, pokUzbek
- lau, sạch, sạch sẽ, dọn dẹpVietnamese
- רייניקן, פּוצן, רייןYiddish
- 清洁Chinese
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