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

The nine courses move between drink and dish, from a Sundarban honey mead with cotton candy to a Tooyamalli rice cocktail with clarified rasam, whiskey and rice foam, served alongside a Gunpowder Idli filled with pepper crab and caviar. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

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

The victim died at the scene, and police clarified that the driver remained at the scene. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Supreme Court Justice Zanin later clarified the decision is valid for wherever polls were still open. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

The California Department of Education clarified that a waiver the district received only applies to the 80% staffing rule and does not extend the three-year spending deadline, meaning unexpended funds revert to the state. — Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Officials do not know what caused the chemical release, which the city clarified was not an explosion. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

Jonas also clarified that the novel at the center of the confrontation was listed in Lake Norman High School’s electronic library catalog but was not physically on the shelves. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026

Mayer also clarified that a new single is definitely coming this year. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026

Microsoft later clarified that the productivity figure reflected multiple factors and could not be attributed to the challenge alone. — Joe Manok, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Woodlawn Lake Park representatives clarified in the Instagram caption that Planet K organizes the event without involvement or collaboration from the city, City Council District 7 or the Woodlawn Lake Community Association. — Rhyma Castillo, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026