OTHER WORDS FOR clear
17 unimpeded, unobstructed.
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Idioms about clear
- absolved of blame or guilt; free: He was suspected of the theft, but evidence put him in the clear.
- en clair.
in the clear,
Origin of clear
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English clere, from Anglo-French, Old French cler, from Latin clārus
synonym study for clear
3. See clean.
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Derived forms of clear
clearable, adjectiveclearer, nounclearness, nounWord Origin for clear
C13 clere, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus clear, bright, brilliant, illustrious
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