CLEANED UP Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

cleaned (up)

verb

past tense of clean (up)

as in tidied (up)

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff you're expected to clean up after you use the workroom

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as in censored

to remove objectionable parts from cleaned up the rock star's interview before publishing it in the newspaper

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as in eradicated

to destroy all traces of hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen

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Palestinians and Lebanese displaced by the 1967 war were joining relatives or acquaintances in Dearborn, and residents arranged food and medical services for the new arrivals.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Solano also arranged for 30 Jackson patients to go to the 14-bed Dulce Hogar ALF on Northwest 26th Avenue between 2016 and the end of 2023.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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The former pro athlete posted a family photo of himself, Panettiere and their daughter Kaya (whose face is censored by a bright orange dot) all smiles against a cloudy sky.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
When that ability gets constrained, when communication feels censored, when speed is prized over rigor, when ambiguity gets exploited instead of clarified, the meaning of the work itself starts to erode.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

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In 1979, the United States became the first country to declare polio eradicated following years of mass vaccinations; in subsequent decades, many other countries reported similar results.

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of eradicated

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Having a bank of clinical research at the ready means the list of treatments can be shortened, saving time and allowing future research to focus on what is most likely to be safe and effective.

— Mike McRae August 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Porsche also shortened the final-drive ratio by 8 percent, trading a bit of top speed for harder acceleration.

— Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

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The child’s right to know her own identity and history should be guaranteed, but for adoptees under these circumstances or trafficking victims, that right is erased.

— Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Sam Howell threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and had a tying 2-point conversion run for the Cowboys (2-1), who erased a 15-point deficit but missed out on their first undefeated preseason in 20 years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of erased

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Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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