CLARIFIED Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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verb

past tense of clarify

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to remove usually visible impurities from clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits

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as in explained

to make plain or understandable it would help if you could clarify your position for us

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SpaceX is reluctant to divulge details on how this works, but last year a NASA experiment called Starling clarified parts of the process. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 How will roles need to be re-designed or re-clarified? — Paula Davis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The bar serves a clarified nut-milk punch inspired by Caribbean black cake, while the kitchen turns Carolina Gold rice into sake. — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026 The final regulation the IRS released Friday names over 70 occupations that may receive tips which may qualify for the deduction, as well as a clarified definition of qualifying tips. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 These songs have the clarified rush of an emotional pressure change, like the sensation of removing foam earplugs. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026 Learn more about clarified butter and how to channel Martha when preparing the day’s most important meal. — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026

Verb

Neither the athlete-plaintiffs nor the NCAA has clarified how many roster spots are unoccupied in the 2026–27 season. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The pair had already been dating for quite some time before that, which Swift previously clarified in a Time interview. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026 Councilman Mike Brickner, R-At-Large, asked if the cities and towns would benefit from the cleanup efforts, and Biggs clarified that cleanup will only be for unincorporated county right-of-ways. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Sheeran later clarified that the relocation was only temporary. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026 Last month, co-creator Ryan Murphy clarified that season 13 would bring all of the American Horror Story seasons together. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 After expectations, responsibilities and boundaries are clarified, does behavior change? — Chris Suchánek, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Rushworth’s departure has clarified the goalkeeper situation at Brighton. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The Telluride Film Festival, as usual, clarified this year’s Oscar race. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clarified

Adjective

Orange County similarly uses purified wastewater to replenish its groundwater.

— Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Researchers need to establish what remains in the purified water and whether those substances could affect drug quality or patient safety.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

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Now, in a new interview with GQ Hong Kong, Tesfaye has clarified those comments and explained his strike-that-reverse-it stance.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
Lynn explained that her daughter, who is a disabled veteran, earns roughly $70,000 a year between her VA disability compensation and her Social Security Disability Insurance.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of explained

Adjective

Disruption caused by the Iran war has pushed up oil prices and exposed Africa’s reliance on energy imports which account for around 70% of the continent’s refined fuel needs.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, the war is now in its seventh month, and with little evidence of diplomatic progress toward fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, crude and refined fuel products remain pricey.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of refined

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Sub-agents then went through code repositories and extracted credentials like passwords and tokens that developers had left, written directly into the company’s software.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Egg freezing is a process in which unfertilized egg cells are extracted, frozen and stored to preserve fertility, which has become more popular among women who want to have children later in life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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Created by Violet Matter and illustrated by sh00, Roususu and Drawniels, The Mafia Nanny webcomic has amassed 420 million global views.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Coach 1 described one recruitment that illustrated how quickly college roster space can change.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustrated

Adjective

Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Instead, Bier recognizes the pure joy of seeing these women drinking margaritas again, resulting in a vivid and sweet celebration that gradually reframes aging as a process of gaining power rather than losing it.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

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