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Synonyms for clean
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Princeton's WordNet
clean and jerk, clean(adj)
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, collyclean(adj)
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"
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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, clear(adj)
free of restrictions or qualifications
"a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
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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, unclouded(adj)
(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"
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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, fresh(adj)
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, begrimeclean(adj)
(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, bemireclean(adj)
ritually clean or pure
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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, uncontaminating(adj)
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, unobjectionable(adj)
(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, clean(adj)
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-living(adj)
morally pure
"led a clean life"
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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, fair(adj)
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
"fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
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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, white(adj)
(of a surface) not written or printed on
"blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
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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, sportsmanlike(adj)
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, bemireclean(adj)
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, soilclean(adj)
thorough and without qualification
"a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
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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, begrimeclean(adj)
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, neat(adj)
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, grimeclean(verb)
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 clean(verb)
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
"Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
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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, pick(verb)
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
"Clean the turkey"
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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, clean(verb)
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, clean(verb)
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, collyclean(verb)
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, soilclean(verb)
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, strip(verb)
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, soilclean(verb)
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, clean(verb)
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, grimeclean(adverb)
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, plum(adverb)
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, clean(adverb)
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
Wiktionary
clean(adjective)
clean(adjective)
I’m clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want.
clean(noun)
clean(verb)
Not dirty.
He was stabbed clean through.
clean(verb)
In an unmarked condition.
Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer.
clean(verb)
Pure, especially morally or religiously.
Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean.
clean(verb)
Not having used drugs or alcohol.
I've been clean this time for eight months.
clean(adjective)
Smooth, exact, and performed well.
I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.
clean(adjective)
Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!
clean(adjective)
Damn, Shorty, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
clean(adjective)
clean(adjective)
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
clean(t)
clean
Synonyms:
pure, neat, cleanly, clear, purified, cleansed, untarnished, spotless, unclogged, uprightAntonyms:
impure, untidy, dirty, entangled, hampered, uncleanclean(v)
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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
clean(a.)
Synonyms:
unstained, unspotted, spotless, unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly, neatclean(a.)
Synonyms:
entire, complete, perfect, not defectiveclean(a.)
Synonyms:
pure, innocent, free from moral impurityclean(ad.)
Synonyms:
entirely, completely, perfectly, altogether, wholly, thoroughly, fully, in air respects, in every respect, out and outclean(v. a.)
Synonyms:
cleanse, purify, make clean, free from dirt
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
clean(a)
Synonyms:
unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly, neat, chaste, pure, virtuous, undefiled, incorrupt, uncontaminated, shapely, well-proportioned, kosher (Jewish)clean(adv)
Synonyms:
wholly, perfectly, completely, quite, entirely, thoroughlyclean(v)
Synonyms:
cleanse
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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?
Bringing one from home, you know it is clean and germ free.
From the society level, I think we need to think really hard about how to bring about a more sustainable world, where technologies and policies come together to bring us cleaner energy, so that the air that we're breathing will stay as clean as what we're breathing today.
For years Volkswagen's ads touted the company's' Clean Diesel' cars even though Volkswagen AG now appears Volkswagen AG rigged the cars with devices designed to defeat emissions tests.
Whatever agreement emerges from Paris, [ President Obama ] has no intention of submitting it to the Senate for ratification asa treaty. The administration argues that any agreement does not bind The United States to a course of action. Moreover, it says the Clean Air Act and the United Nations Framework on Climate Change signed by Jeb Bush already give President Obama the authority Jeb Bush needs to carry out climatecommitments.
I could smell a stench ... the vomit, the urination on deck, the whole ship was filthy. ... Everything was dumped on board including the life jackets. We had to get the ship clean and fumigated and get health checks for the crew and replenish the ship.
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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