Synonyms of clarified

clarified 1 of 2

adjective

as in filtered

Related Words

• filtered
• purified
• refined
• rendered
• pure
• neat
• undiluted
• plain
• tried
• unmixed
• unadulterated
• absolute
• uncontaminated
• fresh
• fine
• concentrated
• straight
• unalloyed
• untainted
• unpolluted
• clean
• uncorrupted
• undefiled
• taintless
• strong
• full-bodied
• uncombined

Dissimilar Words

• mixed
• diluted
• adulterated
• contaminated
• spoiled
• incorporated
• tainted
• impure
• unclarified
• polluted
• alloyed
• corrupted
• debased
• joined
• compounded
• soiled
• merged
• combined
• blended
• linked
• mingled
• amalgamated
• commingled
• intermingled
• fused
• defiled
• intermixed
• sullied
• fouled
• besmirched
• conjoined
• united
• befouled
• coalesced
• doctored
• cheapened
• watered-down

clarified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of clarify

1

as in refined

to remove usually visible impurities from

clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filtered
• refined
• extracted
• cleaned
• cleared
• purified
• fined
• washed
• distilled
• processed
• purged
• rectified
• garbled
• sifted
• cleansed
• screened
• decontaminated
• leached
• bolted
• disinfected
• elutriated
• sieved
• sanitized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clouded
• dulled
• muddied
• contaminated
• soiled
• tainted
• defiled
• polluted
• dirtied
• sullied
• fouled
• besmirched
• begrimed

2

as in explained

to make plain or understandable

it would help if you could clarify your position for us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explained
• illustrated
• demonstrated
• simplified
• interpreted
• elucidated
• illuminated
• explicated
• expounded
• construed
• cleared (up)
• analyzed
• resolved
• demystified
• defined
• spelled out
• specified
• solved
• deciphered
• got across
• unriddled
• decoded
• unraveled
• disentangled
• glossed
• annotated
• untangled
• undid
• broke down
• unscrambled
• commentated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscured
• confused
• clouded
• confounded
• befogged
• obfuscated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clarified

Adjective

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

Clifton then clarified that the fan remained in the arena and was not ejected. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said previously that details would be clarified at the hearing. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Now Christian clarified that, in addition to being just beyond Staten Island, this island was in the Caribbean. — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Three executives developed a session charter and agenda, clarified the purpose and prepared key speaking points. — Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The reason that Diana couldn’t live at Althorp, Spencer clarified, was because of security concerns. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

But in subsequent updates to its NHS study, Grail clarified that Stage IV cancer diagnoses (not combined with Stage III) decreased over its three-year study period, suggesting tests may have shifted cancer diagnosis to earlier stages. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026

This aspect of nature was intuited by Galileo some four centuries ago, and clarified in depth by the subsequent history of mechanics. — Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026

With declining enrollment, high administrative costs, significant facility repairs on the horizon and state and federal funding support up in the air, administrators clarified that drastic cuts remain the only solution. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026