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Synonyms for clear up
clear up
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Princeton's WordNet
clarify, clear up, elucidateverb
make clear and (more) comprehensible
"clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
Synonyms:
brighten, get through, enlighten, crystalize, crystalise, elucidate, illuminate, crystallize, sort out, polish off, clear, wrap up, mop up, finish up, crystallise, light up, finish off, straighten out, shed light on, clarifyget through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish upverb
finish a task completely
"I finally got through this homework assignment"
Synonyms:
illuminate, eat up, whip, dispatch, wrap up, come through, hit, rack up, crystalize, brighten, finish up, roll up, reach, wipe up, light up, get hold of, finish off, polish off, crystallise, penetrate, wrap, mop up, fall into place, clarify, off, finish, get through, come home, land up, while away, end up, worst, slay, dawn, shed light on, click, wind up, elucidate, murder, fetch up, sink in, crystallize, contact, enlighten, cover, straighten out, crystalise, clear, get across, sort out, pip, mop, bump off, removeclear, clear upverb
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
"Clear the throat"
Synonyms:
discharge, earn, take in, elucidate, pull in, wrap up, enlighten, sack, authorize, assoil, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, illuminate, light up, crystalize, make, polish off, crystallise, gain, mop up, clarify, realise, finish off, solve, exculpate, unclutter, pass, acquit, brighten, authorise, crystallize, bring in, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, clear, sort out, realize, get through, netclear up, clear, light up, brightenverb
become clear
"The sky cleared after the storm"
Synonyms:
discharge, earn, take in, pull in, wrap up, sack, authorize, pass, make, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, illuminate, light up, acquit, crystalize, fire up, finish off, bring in, polish off, crystallise, illume, gain, mop up, clarify, realise, solve, exculpate, unclutter, clear, elucidate, brighten, authorise, assoil, crystallize, enlighten, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, sort out, lighten, realize, lighten up, light, get through, illumine, netclear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidateverb
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
"Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
Synonyms:
discharge, earn, take in, classify, elucidate, illumine, unsnarl, pull in, wrap up, enlighten, sack, authorize, assoil, irradiate, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, see the light, illuminate, light up, light, crystalize, make, polish off, crystallise, sort, tidy, gain, illume, mop up, clarify, correct, realise, finish off, edify, solve, exculpate, assort, unclutter, class, put right, pass, neaten, square away, effloresce, clean up, discipline, acquit, brighten, reform, authorise, separate, crystallize, bring in, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, clear, sort out, tidy up, realize, iron out, disentangle, get through, straighten, net
Dictionary of English Synonymes
clear up
Synonyms:
(Neuter.) be fair, be fair weather, clear off, clear awayclear up
Synonyms:
(Active.) explain, expound, make out, make plain
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#69 | contact | |
#94 | click | |
#104 | top | |
#132 | make | |
#225 | off | |
#388 | class | |
#613 | light | |
#674 | net | |
#846 | cover | |
#907 | clear | |
#923 | sort | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1551 | hit | |
#1651 | remove | |
#1847 | correct | |
#2228 | separate | |
#2254 | reach | |
#2491 | gain | |
#2674 | finish | |
#3345 | reform | |
#3644 | earn | |
#4165 | worst | |
#4553 | murder | |
#4781 | realize | |
#4953 | solve | |
#5334 | dawn | |
#5452 | wrap | |
#5491 | discipline | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#8911 | dispatch | |
#10047 | clarify | |
#10918 | authorize | |
#12748 | realise | |
#12767 | whip | |
#15199 | sack | |
#18477 | mop | |
#18848 | tidy | |
#19166 | classify | |
#20275 | pip | |
#20422 | penetrate | |
#28198 | brighten | |
#28268 | illuminate | |
#31814 | lighten | |
#32067 | straighten | |
#32348 | slay | |
#33465 | enlighten | |
#38869 | authorise | |
#43164 | elucidate | |
#93817 | crystallize | |
#95762 | acquit | |
#97520 | disentangle | |
#113449 | exonerate | |
#122806 | edify | |
#148439 | assort | |
#156842 | illumine | |
#183401 | irradiate | |
#224484 | crystallise | |
#229443 | unclutter | |
#265102 | exculpate | |
#300354 | illume |
How to use clear up in a sentence?
We share Commissioner Sewell’s call for frank and productive discussions to reach common ground on our shared mission to deliver safety and justice for all and look forward to the opportunity to clear up some misunderstandings, this conversation, that has already started, is best done directly and not through the media.
We reject these allegations and will do our utmost to clear up the matter.
I think it is critical that the Senate have the opportunity to have a clear up or down vote on finding President Obama's illegal executive amnesty, i am using every tool available to help bring about that vote.
Nobody wants to see RG canceled ... just all work together to fix a schedule that makes sense when things clear up a bit, players, tournaments, majors, men and women all in a room. Now is a bit early for answers.
The political landscape must clear up. We need to know whether the government has or does not have a majority.
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