Synonyms for clearance
ˈklɪər əns

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. clearance(noun)

   the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

   Synonyms:
   headway, headroom

2. headroom, headway, clearance(noun)

   vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

   Synonyms:
   head, headroom, dynamic headroom, headway

3. clearance(noun)

   permission to proceed

   "the plane was given clearance to land"

   Synonyms:
   headway, headroom

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. clearance(n.)

   Synonyms:
   discharge, release, exoneration, acquittal

2. clearance(n.)

   Synonyms:
   (Com.) permission to leave port, permission to sail

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   demining, removal, authorization, clearing, lei, cleaning, liquidation, mine-clearance, de-mining, cleansing, authorisation, mine-clearing, slack, lui, postage, demolition, empowerment, clean-up, mine, abduction, cleanup, approval, removing, discharge, permission, winding-up, elimination, clearances, release

How to pronounce clearance?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

How to say clearance in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use clearance in a sentence?

1. Sinan Hatahet:

   The problem is not in the law itself. The problem is how and where it's going to be implemented, if you lived in a bombed-out opposition area you're most likely not going to get security clearance so your right to ownership is automatically gone.

2. Jason Chaffetz:

   Protecting this information should be a core competency of OPM, today's announcement seems aimed only at solving a perception problem rather than tackling the reforms needed to fix a broken security clearance process.

3. Donald Trump:

   I have a unique constitutional responsibility to protect the nation's classified information, including by controlling access to it. Today, in fulfilling that responsibility, I have decided to revoke the security clearance of John Brennan, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, mr. Brennan's lying and recent conduct characterized by increasingly frenzied commentary is wholly inconsistent with access to the nation's most closely held secrets.

4. Richard Painter:

   It is very important for the White House to acknowledge she is an employee and not play games, they have given her an office. I’m assuming they will give her the devices — which she needs, because the last thing we need is to be playing ‘Hillary games’ on a private server. She’s going to get security clearance -- she is a government employee.

5. New York:

   There are only a few excerpted portions that we have to see, i know what's in them from the newspapers but, to make sure, they're getting me a security clearance.

Images & Illustrations of clearance