Synonyms of clear out

clear out

verb

1

as in to disperse

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart

police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disperse
• dispel
• scatter
• dissipate
• split (up)
• isolate
• disband
• squander
• segregate
• separate
• part
• break up
• disseminate
• diffuse
• spread
• diverge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collect
• concentrate
• gather
• assemble
• cluster
• congregate
• ingather
• conglomerate
• unite
• unify
• agglutinate

2

as in to escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• flee
• get out
• fly
• run away
• run off
• break free
• leave
• break out (of)
• avoid
• move
• abscond
• walk out
• go
• pull out
• take off
• lam
• lose
• evade
• sally (forth)
• exit
• depart
• elude
• shove (off)
• shun
• quit
• bring off
• rescue
• extricate
• liberate
• elope
• loose
• free
• spring
• release
• loosen
• disentangle
• emancipate
• redeem
• enfranchise
• decamp
• manumit
• unfetter
• unbind
• uncage
• unchain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• dwell
• linger
• abide
• hang around
• come back
• stick around
• return
• tarry

3

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

the lunch crowd usually clears out by 2:00 p.m. at the latest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depart
• move
• exit
• get
• go
• clear off
• get off
• cut out
• peel off
• walk out
• run along
• push off
• start
• pull out
• go off
• escape
• take off
• bail out
• sally (forth)
• evacuate
• dig out
• push on
• step (along)
• part
• flee
• beat it
• quit
• pike (out or off)
• buzz (off)
• shove (off)
• bail
• bug out
• fly
• bugger off
• set out
• bug off
• pack (up or off)
• book
• take a hike
• hit the road
• take a powder
• withdraw
• begone
• strike out
• retire
• get out
• pull stakes
• retreat
• run away
• scarper
• skip
• emigrate
• step out
• go out
• vamoose
• light out
• abandon
• remove
• desert
• vacate
• abscond
• forsake
• scram
• scat
• decamp
• adjourn
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• show up
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• dwell
• settle
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• near
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clear out

When Sichuan University researchers gave senolytics, drugs designed to clear out cells that have stopped functioning but linger in the body anyway, to aged mice, the animals regained the ability to form new dentin and maintain healthy pulp tissue. — Allison Palmer july 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

That means any area impacted by a thunderstorm may eventually clear out enough to resume the festivities. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

This clears out a large garage floor for storing all kinds of gear and cargo. — New Atlas, 3 July 2026

But the acres burned by high-severity fires — when flames explode out of control with extreme temperatures, incinerating trees rather than simply clearing out dead vegetation — have increased thirtyfold. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026