ALL CLEAR Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

all clear

noun

Definition of all clear

as in green light

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Recent Examples of all clear The situation has been resolved and all clear has been given to reoccupy the building. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 Their screens reflected all clear, yet within two hours, power outages cascaded through the interconnected grid. — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Bettors, though, think the news is an all clear signal. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 Deputies swept the area after each threat was made and then gave an all clear after. — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026 Digital hearing aids provide just enough amplification that soft, loud and normal sounds are all clear and comfortable and background noise is suppressed. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026 Law enforcement swept the law school and surrounded campus buildings before declaring the campus all clear with no evidence of firearms or injuries. — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 With the morning’s drama apparently coming to an end with the 0830 all clear, the campus returned to its normal workaday routine. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025

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The property management plan for the former oil field in Newport Beach that is being turned into passive open space for the public got a green light from the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority governing board this week.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026
The Department of Transportation’s permitting backlog, which this spring reportedly had hundreds of businesses waiting for a green light, hasn’t helped.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of green light

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The mini mart gave permission to The Original Goodie Shop bakery in Upper Arlington to use its logo on a signature cookie, with $1 from each one sold going to support Beaver's legal fees.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Tracey Bogan said in a January lawsuit that her horse Kodak suffered an eye injury at Reform Stables in Charlotte when Desmon Moore, who runs the boarding and equine event business, rode him without permission last Christmas.

— Amber Gaudet Updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

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