Synonyms of cleared out

cleared out

verb

past tense of clear out

1

as in dispersed

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

police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispersed
• scattered
• dissipated
• isolated
• split (up)
• disbanded
• dispelled
• segregated
• squandered
• separated
• disseminated
• broke up
• diffused
• parted
• spread
• diverged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collected
• assembled
• gathered
• concentrated
• clustered
• congregated
• united
• ingathered
• unified
• agglutinated
• conglomerated

2

as in escaped

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaped
• fled
• got out
• flew
• ran away
• ran off
• left
• broke out (of)
• broke free
• absconded
• avoided
• moved
• lammed
• walked out
• lost
• pulled out
• evaded
• went
• exited
• eluded
• departed
• sallied (forth)
• shunned
• shoved (off)
• took off
• brought off
• rescued
• quit
• liberated
• eloped
• released
• decamped
• extricated
• disentangled
• emancipated
• sprang
• loosened
• freed
• enfranchised
• redeemed
• loosed
• unbound
• unfettered
• manumitted
• uncaged
• unchained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remained
• hung around
• stayed
• lingered
• came back
• stuck around
• returned
• dwelled
• abided
• tarried

3

as in departed

to leave a place often for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departed
• exited
• moved
• went
• got
• cleared off
• started
• dug out
• stepped (along)
• escaped
• packed (up or off)
• walked out
• evacuated
• ran along
• pushed off
• got off
• pulled out
• went off
• cut out
• pushed on
• fled
• peeled off
• bailed out
• buzzed (off)
• sallied (forth)
• parted
• bailed
• shoved (off)
• buggered off
• quit
• beat it
• flew
• took off
• set out
• hit the road
• retired
• took a powder
• bugged out
• booked
• withdrew
• took a hike
• struck out
• bugged off
• pulled stakes
• retreated
• emigrated
• scarpered
• piked (out or off)
• got out
• went out
• ran away
• stepped out
• skipped
• vamoosed
• removed
• mizzled
• abandoned
• deserted
• lit
• absconded
• vacated
• decamped
• scrammed
• forsook
• adjourned
• scatted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• turned up
• showed up
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• lodged
• closed
• approached
• reached
• hit
• abided
• dwelled
• landed
• tarried
• neared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cleared out

Out-of-town attendees who filled the early days largely cleared out, leaving a more local audience in their wake. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026

The younger Shuman notably cleared out several pucks in the slot and was effective when breaking out the puck. —Erik Anderson, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026

The Lakers cleared out the left side of the floor, taking Christian Braun out of the play. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026

The Dolby sits inside Ovation Hollywood, a shopping complex where every retail tenant is shuttered and cleared out for the week, allowing the complex to be locked down well in advance. —Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026

On Tuesday, two WLRN staffers told the Herald that LaBonia’s office at the station’s studio in Miami had been cleared out. —Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026

City sanitation workers would then dismantle the encampment on the seventh day, with the hope that people would have cleared out of the area. —Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026

City sanitation workers would then dismantle the encampment on the seventh day, with the hope that people would have cleared out of the area. —ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026

Once that snow cleared out on Saturday morning, a rather nice Valentine's Day started shaping up. —Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026