CLEAR OUT Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

clear out

verb

Definition of clear out

as in to disperse

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

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as in to escape

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

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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

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Recent Examples of clear out Best Camping Gear and Accessories Deals Fall can be the best season for camping as the weather cools and crowds clear out. — Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026 While Vonnegut toiled in a malt syrup factory, several other prisoners were assigned to labor details clearing out the rubble left behind from the bombings. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 Workers had cleared out and sanitized the eastern freezer, which was largely destroyed in the fire, earlier in the cleanup process. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 By the time players clear out of the locker room after the Broncos’ preseason finale Friday night at home against Minnesota, the cut-off for teams to reduce their rosters from 90 down to 53 will only be about 40 hours away. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clear out

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Attempts to route production away from China have merely dispersed Chinese enterprises across a wider array of countries and partners while retaining their irreplaceable role in most supply chains.

— Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2026
Police used pepper spray to disperse the crowd, and a few students complained of being affected by the pepper spray and were being treated and observed by the school's nursing staff, Rike wrote.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of disperse

Verb

Smith, too, struggled to escape the clutches of a Burnley defence that saw Hjalmar Ekdal replace the tiring Igor midway through the second half.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Thieves broke into a museum devoted to the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the South of France early this morning, making off with four paintings by the French Impressionist before dropping two in the garden in their haste to escape.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of escape

Verb

On this spring day, international peacekeeping forces have just departed the city and Ari’s roommate Gloria takes her to Kareem’s party to celebrate the end of the citywide curfew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The four-day Islay & the Whisky Coast tour departs from Edinburgh and includes transportation, ferry crossings, entrance fees, and three nights in Bowmore (some distillery tours and tastings are available for an additional fee).

— Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

After 2022, most of Russia’s remaining independent media outlets, along with hundreds of thousands of antiwar citizens, fled into exile; any critics who remained in Russia faced the threat of persecution.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
As the dust settles, John flees, but Zoe comes with a gun to finish off Hal in the rubble.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of flee

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Flow batteries support longer storage The feasibility study will provide an initial assessment of how the technology could move toward commercial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
Ask how much is involved, when money will move, and what each person is expected to contribute.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026

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