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

Parents showed up at Walmart in Hollywood, loading up on school supplies and clearing out shelves ahead of the start of school this week. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

High pressure limits winds near the surface, which prevents the smoke from clearing out. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

The company must also sanitize the freezer within seven days of clearing out remaining food waste. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Penny had seen ads for his company, which specializes in working with senior citizens overwhelmed by the downsizing process and the prospect of clearing out and fixing up their houses to sell. — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026

Namely, according to the poster, clearing out a homeless encampment near the QuickTrip at 81st and State streets. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 10 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

And sometimes the physical act of clearing out resets more than just the space. — John Speranza, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Prime Day may be over, but Amazon is clearing out its inventory and is still packed with deals on everything from outdoor rugs and throw pillows to string lights, planters, and patio furniture. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 1 July 2026