Synonyms of clarifies

clarifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of clarify

1

as in filters

to remove usually visible impurities from

clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filters
• refines
• extracts
• clears
• cleans
• purifies
• fines
• distills
• washes
• processes
• rectifies
• purges
• garbles
• sifts
• cleanses
• sanitizes
• decontaminates
• leaches
• disinfects
• elutriates
• screens
• bolts
• sieves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dulls
• clouds
• muddies
• contaminates
• soils
• pollutes
• taints
• defiles
• dirties
• sullies
• fouls
• besmirches
• begrimes

2

as in explains

to make plain or understandable

it would help if you could clarify your position for us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explains
• illustrates
• demonstrates
• simplifies
• illuminates
• elucidates
• interprets
• explicates
• construes
• expounds
• demystifies
• clears (up)
• spells out
• analyzes
• resolves
• defines
• specifies
• gets across
• solves
• deciphers
• unriddles
• decodes
• unravels
• undoes
• annotates
• glosses
• disentangles
• breaks down
• untangles
• unscrambles
• commentates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscures
• confuses
• clouds
• confounds
• obfuscates
• befogs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clarifies

As Rankine clarifies in Triage, the pain of this moment is not exclusive to Black Americans. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

The first clarifies that its PLX product does not provide law enforcement agencies with geolocation data, and the second says that the company has reached out to the complaint's authors to ask that the complaint against Penlink be withdrawn. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

The report carefully clarifies that some of the points for analysis refer specifically to the app (for example, Claude or Gemini) while others relate to the provider (for example, Anthropic or Google). — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Summary New economic research clarifies AI's impact on future growth, predicting a moderate increase initially, then sharp acceleration. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The proposal, approved during a rare summer special session, would place before voters in November a constitutional amendment that clarifies how Maryland‘s congressional districts are drawn. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026

Despite Shai saying that Ava and Rowan encouraged him to tell Hudson about Ariana and Liam, Ava clarifies that that never happened. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Mars drives your 10th House of Career forward, while Saturn in your 8th House of Shared Resources clarifies obligations, approvals, and support. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

The bill also clarifies that only those powered by liquid fuel, such as gasoline, require a muffler. — Madison Smalstig july 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026