Synonyms of clearing out

clearing out 1 of 2

noun

as in withdrawal

Related Words

• withdrawal
• retirement
• egress
• passing
• leaving
• evaporation
• retreat
• melting
• dissipation
• fading
• evacuation
• vanishing
• dissolution
• emigration
• exodus
• fadeaway
• departing
• departure
• going
• parting
• exiting
• exit
• disappearance
• quitting
• farewell
• decampment
• decamping
• leave-taking

Dissimilar Words

• coming
• arrival
• appearance
• approach
• advent
• entrance
• beginning
• morning
• start
• incoming
• birth
• onset
• commencement
• debut
• dawn
• inception
• ingress
• genesis
• dawning

clearing out

2 of 2

verb

present participle of clear out

1

as in dispersing

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

police used tear gas to clear out the demonstrators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispersing
• splitting (up)
• scattering
• dissipating
• dispelling
• breaking up
• squandering
• isolating
• disbanding
• separating
• segregating
• parting
• disseminating
• diffusing
• diverging
• spreading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collecting
• assembling
• gathering
• concentrating
• clustering
• congregating
• agglutinating
• ingathering
• uniting
• unifying
• conglomerating

2

as in escaping

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

everyone cleared out as soon as the fire alarm began sounding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaping
• fleeing
• running away
• getting out
• breaking free
• running off
• breaking out (of)
• flying
• leaving
• lamming
• walking out
• absconding
• pulling out
• shoving (off)
• taking off
• moving
• avoiding
• going
• losing
• exiting
• evading
• sallying (forth)
• departing
• eluding
• shunning
• bringing off
• rescuing
• quitting
• eloping
• extricating
• emancipating
• releasing
• springing
• liberating
• freeing
• disentangling
• loosening
• loosing
• enfranchising
• decamping
• redeeming
• manumitting
• unfettering
• uncaging
• unbinding
• unchaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging around
• remaining
• lingering
• staying
• sticking around
• coming back
• dwelling
• abiding
• returning
• tarrying

3

as in departing

to leave a place often for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departing
• exiting
• moving
• running along
• going
• walking out
• buzzing (off)
• pulling out
• peeling off
• pushing on
• packing (up or off)
• stepping (along)
• digging out
• pushing off
• bailing out
• getting
• cutting out
• clearing off
• getting off
• going off
• shoving (off)
• bugging out
• taking off
• sallying (forth)
• beating it
• buggering off
• starting
• hitting the road
• evacuating
• fleeing
• taking a powder
• escaping
• bugging off
• parting
• taking a hike
• piking (out or off)
• striking out
• pulling stakes
• bailing
• flying
• setting out
• quitting
• booking
• running away
• getting out
• going out
• retiring
• withdrawing
• vamoosing
• stepping out
• scarpering
• retreating
• skipping
• emigrating
• lighting out
• mizzling
• abandoning
• removing
• absconding
• deserting
• vacating
• forsaking
• scramming
• decamping
• scatting
• adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• showing up
• arriving
• remaining
• turning up
• staying
• settling
• abiding
• lodging
• approaching
• closing
• dwelling
• nearing
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clearing out

Verb

The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out. — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Activating young adults Volunteers spent most of the morning clearing out years of overgrowth, decaying structures and a greenhouse gone wild. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026

On the subway system, workers had rolled out some flood mitigation tools at Coney Island and Howard Beach stations, and had begun pre-storm work of covering up system vents and clearing out drainage systems. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Deciding when to downsize is highly personal and contingent on your unique circumstances, and there is no right time to start clearing out your stuff and looking to the future. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026

Government troops patrolled the streets, ambulances rushed to the victims, and residents ventured out assessing damage and clearing out bloodied clothes from the pavement. — ABC News, 3 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

Smoke from wildfires may lower air quality during the day, clearing out overnight as the storm system moves in. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026

His team began clearing out an informal dump site, eventually transforming it into a community garden. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026