Synonyms of clearing

clearing 1 of 2

noun

1

as in pardon

a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing

the clearing of his good name became his obsession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pardon
• forgiveness
• vindication
• acquittal
• exoneration
• exculpation
• absolution
• remission
• atonement
• expiation
• condonation
• compurgation
• whitewash

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• conviction
• indictment
• prosecution
• accusation
• impeachment
• incrimination
• arraignment
• condemnation
• denunciation
• censure
• castigation

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• conviction
• indictment
• prosecution
• accusation
• impeachment
• incrimination
• arraignment
• condemnation
• denunciation
• censure
• castigation

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2

as in field

a small area of usually open land

deer browsing in a clearing in the woods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• field
• ground
• tract
• parcel
• meadow
• lot
• plot
• plat
• grass
• lawn
• green
• common(s)
• pasture
• glade
• grassland
• croft
• greensward
• moor
• pastureland
• ley
• heath
• heathland
• lea

clearing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of clear

1

as in opening

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way

the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opening
• unblocking
• facilitating
• freeing
• stripping
• smoothing
• unplugging
• loosening (up)
• easing
• unstopping
• unclogging
• unchoking
• uncluttering

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• blocking
• closing
• stopping
• obstructing
• clogging
• plugging
• damming
• cluttering (up)

• blocking
• closing
• stopping
• obstructing
• clogging
• plugging
• damming
• cluttering (up)

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2

as in ridding

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

cleared the woods of brush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridding
• relieving
• freeing
• divesting
• unburdening
• rescuing
• liberating
• disencumbering
• loosening
• springing
• disburdening
• emancipating
• discharging
• releasing
• extricating
• enfranchising
• loosing
• redeeming
• bailing (out)
• disengaging
• unchaining
• unfettering
• disentangling
• delivering
• manumitting
• unbinding
• uncaging

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• burdening
• saddling
• encumbering
• hampering
• subjecting
• restraining
• weighting (down)
• weighing down
• bogging (down)
• shackling
• fettering

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• burdening
• saddling
• encumbering
• hampering
• subjecting
• restraining
• weighting (down)
• weighing down
• bogging (down)
• shackling
• fettering

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3

as in paying

to give what is owed for

finally cleared the last debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paying
• settling
• balancing
• meeting
• standing
• liquidating
• discharging
• paying off
• footing
• springing (for)
• paying up
• quitting
• recompensing
• ponying up
• anteing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repudiating

• repudiating

4

as in emptying

to remove the contents of

cleared a drawer so there would be a place to store his clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emptying
• evacuating
• cleaning
• eliminating
• vacating
• draining
• sweeping
• purging
• voiding
• flushing
• drawing (off)
• wasting
• exhausting
• depleting
• scouring
• bleeding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling
• loading

• filling
• loading

5

as in filtering

to remove usually visible impurities from

cleared the car windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filtering
• clarifying
• cleaning
• extracting
• refining
• processing
• fining
• purifying
• purging
• washing
• distilling
• cleansing
• sifting
• garbling
• rectifying
• decontaminating
• leaching
• sieving
• disinfecting
• screening
• elutriating
• sanitizing
• bolting

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• clouding
• dulling
• contaminating
• muddying
• soiling
• polluting
• dirtying
• defiling
• tainting
• fouling
• besmirching
• sullying
• begriming

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• clouding
• dulling
• contaminating
• muddying
• soiling
• polluting
• dirtying
• defiling
• tainting
• fouling
• besmirching
• sullying
• begriming

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6

as in freeing

to set free from entanglement or difficulty

cleared himself of any involvement in the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freeing
• saving
• liberating
• extricating
• rescuing
• disengaging
• redeeming
• releasing
• untangling
• disentangling
• cutting loose
• disembarrassing
• unburdening
• delivering
• unraveling
• untying
• disencumbering
• disburdening
• untieing
• untwining
• unsnarling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocking
• impeding
• hindering
• obstructing
• hampering
• entangling
• weighing
• loading
• embroiling
• burdening
• encumbering

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• blocking
• impeding
• hindering
• obstructing
• hampering
• entangling
• weighing
• loading
• embroiling
• burdening
• encumbering

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7

as in smoothing

to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions

plows promptly cleared the roads of snow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opening
• smoothing
• facilitating
• freeing
• unplugging
• unstopping
• unclogging
• easing
• loosening (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocking
• closing
• stopping
• plugging (up)
• obstructing
• clogging (up)
• impeding
• hindering
• hampering
• interfering (with)
• damming (up)
• encumbering
• constricting
• barricading
• blockading
• trammelling
• trammeling

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• blocking
• closing
• stopping
• plugging (up)
• obstructing
• clogging (up)
• impeding
• hindering
• hampering
• interfering (with)
• damming (up)
• encumbering
• constricting
• barricading
• blockading
• trammelling
• trammeling

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8

as in acquitting

to free from a charge of wrongdoing

she had once been accused of embezzlement, but an investigation by the bank cleared her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acquitting
• vindicating
• exonerating
• absolving
• releasing
• exculpating
• liberating
• forgiving
• discharging
• redeeming
• condoning
• excusing
• redressing
• whitewashing
• expiating
• avenging
• remitting
• unburdening
• pardoning
• atoning (for)
• revenging

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• incriminating
• charging
• accusing
• impeaching
• indicting
• criminating
• convicting
• arraigning

• incriminating
• charging
• accusing
• impeaching
• indicting
• criminating
• convicting
• arraigning

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9

as in approving

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory

the administration cleared the plan, and building should begin shortly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approving
• ratifying
• confirming
• finalizing
• accepting
• endorsing
• authorizing
• sanctioning
• formalizing
• acknowledging
• signing
• okaying
• accrediting
• warranting
• affirming
• approbating
• validating
• homologating
• certifying
• indorsing
• OK'ing
• enabling
• permitting
• initialing
• passing
• blessing
• sanctifying
• initialling
• licensing
• allowing
• legalizing
• signing off (on)
• canonizing
• rubber-stamping
• licencing
• reapproving

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• denying
• rejecting
• declining
• prohibiting
• disallowing
• forbidding
• turning down
• disapproving
• vetoing
• banning
• ignoring
• enjoining
• negativing
• proscribing
• interdicting
• overlooking
• disregarding
• neglecting
• refusing
• rebutting
• illegalizing
• spurning
• rebuffing

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• denying
• rejecting
• declining
• prohibiting
• disallowing
• forbidding
• turning down
• disapproving
• vetoing
• banning
• ignoring
• enjoining
• negativing
• proscribing
• interdicting
• overlooking
• disregarding
• neglecting
• refusing
• rebutting
• illegalizing
• spurning
• rebuffing

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10

as in removing

to take away from a place or position

cleared the dishes from the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• withdrawing
• pulling
• drawing
• extracting
• taking out
• dislodging
• shifting
• moving
• drawing off
• abstracting
• cutting
• drawing out
• demounting
• transferring
• transposing
• displacing
• disturbing
• dislocating
• budging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• putting
• placing
• positioning
• mounting
• securing
• setting
• fixing
• anchoring
• clamping
• rooting
• hitching
• mooring
• sticking
• embedding
• imbedding
• entrenching
• implanting
• lodging
• intrenching
• situating
• siting
• setting up
• engraining
• ingraining

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• putting
• placing
• positioning
• mounting
• securing
• setting
• fixing
• anchoring
• clamping
• rooting
• hitching
• mooring
• sticking
• embedding
• imbedding
• entrenching
• implanting
• lodging
• intrenching
• situating
• siting
• setting up
• engraining
• ingraining

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11

as in informing

to give information to

please clear my mind about the new arrangement regarding reimbursement for traveling expenses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informing
• advising
• telling
• instructing
• briefing
• teaching
• educating
• familiarizing
• notifying
• alerting
• apprising
• enlightening
• acquainting
• filling in
• versing
• hipping
• letting someone know
• catching up
• keeping (someone) posted
• cluing (in)
• convincing
• clueing (in)
• assuring
• reassuring
• wising (up)
• disclosing (to)
• advertising
• announcing (to)
• lecturing
• certifying
• schooling
• tutoring
• warranting
• disabusing
• disenchanting
• disillusioning
• undeceiving

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• misleading
• misinforming

• misleading
• misinforming

12

as in earning

to receive after charges and deductions have been made

cleared enough from that stock transaction to be able to afford a new luxury automobile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• netting
• making
• getting
• gaining
• realizing
• garnering
• cleaning up
• raking (in)
• cashing in (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grossing

• grossing