CLARIFY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

clarify

verb

ˈkler-ə-ˌfī

Definition of clarify

as in to filter

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

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as in to explain

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

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Recent Examples of clarify Usually, gathering multiple points of view helps clarify your position on a topic. — Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Change leaders must clarify what’s in the change for employees. — John Radman, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The amendment aims to clarify campaign finance rules for candidates running for a seat on the board of education, which overseas LAUSD and its approximately 350,000 students. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office said previously that details would be clarified at the hearing. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clarify

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Pure Bass Sound while actively filtering out unwanted background distractions.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Advanced internal valves are specifically engineered to filter out high-frequency vibrations from coarse road surfaces.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of filter

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Diesel fuel that is intended for off-road uses such as agriculture is exempt from federal and state excise taxes, and it is dyed for law enforcement purposes, the White House explained in a fact sheet.

— NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Imagination and influence are tied together, Sherald explained.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of explain

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Indonesia imposed a ban on nickel ore exports to encourage smelters to move refining operations to the country; the country is now pushing to attract more of the EV value chain, including car and battery manufacturing.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
All well and good, but before this could be seriously considered for applications outside the lab, some important things need to be refined.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of refine

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The boomer’s reckoning Voeste grew up in Dortmund, the coal-and-steel city whose fate has long illustrated the dangers of clinging to an industrial past after its economics have changed.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
This is well illustrated at Dia Beacon, where the sculpture Relatum (formerly System), 1969, sits near two paintings both titled With Winds, 1991.

— Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustrate

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Much of the fear stems from Paramount's pledge to extract more than $6 billion in annual synergies within three years of closing the merger.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
When Blue Cross Blue Shield recently published research suggesting that hospitals use artificial intelligence tools to extract more money from insurers without providing additional care, people were mad.

— Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of extract

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There, local fishermen demonstrated their sustainable crayfish harvesting process, and as a spectacular touch, the helicopter lifted one of the crayfish tanks straight out of the ocean, giving our client a dramatic view of the abundant catch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
French youths have been demonstrating over poor conditions at school buildings, and analysts expect unrest to intensify after a teenager’s hand was blown off by a riot police sting grenade.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of demonstrate

Verb

San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk and Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Matt Goncalves were also fined for mimicking drinking beer as a celebration this season.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Juszczyk, who is in his 14th year of pro football, confirmed online that he’d been fined.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fine

Verb

Crucially, that figure reflects code that has been tested and cleared quality controls—not merely generated.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Both players were initially listed as questionable for last week’s game against Clemson, but neither played in the 41-13 win (Lucas was ruled out on Friday; Marcelin was cleared to play but didn’t).

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

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