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Detailed Synonyms for clear up in English

clear up:

to clear up verb (clears up, cleared up, clearing up)

  1. to clear up
    to dust
    – remove the dust from 1
    • dust verb (dusts, dusted, dusting)
      • dust the cabinets1
    to remove; to clear away; to clear up
    • remove verb (removes, removed, removing)
    • clear away verb (clears away, cleared away, clearing away)
    • clear up verb (clears up, cleared up, clearing up)
  2. to clear up
    patch up a quarrel; to clear up; to talk out
    to discuss
    – speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion 1
    • discuss verb (discusss, discussed, discussing)
      • We discussed our household budget1
  3. to clear up
    to dismantle; to strip down; to remove; to take apart a machine; to clear away; to unharness; to unrig; to clear up
    • dismantle verb (dismantles, dismantled, dismantling)
    • strip down verb (strips down, stripped down, stripping down)
    • remove verb (removes, removed, removing)
    • take apart a machine verb (takes apart a machine, took apart a machine, taking apart a machine)
    • clear away verb (clears away, cleared away, clearing away)
    • unharness verb (unharnesses, unharnessed, unharnessing)
    • unrig verb (unrigs, unrigged, unrigging)
    • clear up verb (clears up, cleared up, clearing up)
  4. to clear up
    to brighten; to clear up; to enlighten; to clarify
    • brighten verb (brightens, brightened, brightening)
    • clear up verb (clears up, cleared up, clearing up)
    • enlighten verb (enlightens, enlightened, enlightening)
    • clarify verb (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
  5. to clear up
    – free (the throat) by making a rasping sound 1
    to clear; to clear up
    – free (the throat) by making a rasping sound 1
    • clear verb (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • clear up verb (clears up, cleared up, clearing up)
  6. to clear up
    – finish a task completely 1
    to wrap up; to clear up; to get through; to mop up; to finish off; to polish off; finish up
    – finish a task completely 1
    • wrap up verb (wraps up, wrapped up, wrapping up)
    • clear up verb (clears up, cleared up, clearing up)
    • get through verb (gets through, got through, getting through)
    • mop up verb (mops up, mopped up, mopping up)
    • finish off verb (finishes off, finished off, finishing off)
    • polish off verb (polishes off, polished off, polishing off)
    • finish up verb
  7. to clear up
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
    to clarify; to elucidate; to clear up
    – make clear and (more) comprehensible 1
    • clarify verb (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)
      • clarify the mystery surrounding her death1
    • elucidate verb (elucidates, elucidated, elucidating)
    • clear up verb (clears up, cleared up, clearing up)
  8. to clear up
    – become clear 1
    to clear; to brighten; to clear up; to light up
    – become clear 1
    • clear verb (clears, cleared, clearing)
    • brighten verb (brightens, brightened, brightening)
    • clear up verb (clears up, cleared up, clearing up)
    • light up verb (lights up, lit up, lighting up)

Conjugations for clear up:

present
  1. clear up
  2. clear up
  3. clears up
  4. clear up
  5. clear up
  6. clear up
simple past
  1. cleared up
  2. cleared up
  3. cleared up
  4. cleared up
  5. cleared up
  6. cleared up
present perfect
  1. have cleared up
  2. have cleared up
  3. has cleared up
  4. have cleared up
  5. have cleared up
  6. have cleared up
past continuous
  1. was clearing up
  2. were clearing up
  3. was clearing up
  4. were clearing up
  5. were clearing up
  6. were clearing up
future
  1. shall clear up
  2. will clear up
  3. will clear up
  4. shall clear up
  5. will clear up
  6. will clear up
continuous present
  1. am clearing up
  2. are clearing up
  3. is clearing up
  4. are clearing up
  5. are clearing up
  6. are clearing up
subjunctive
  1. be cleared up
  2. be cleared up
  3. be cleared up
  4. be cleared up
  5. be cleared up
  6. be cleared up
diverse
  1. clear up!
  2. let's clear up!
  3. cleared up
  4. clearing up
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "clear up":


Antonyms for "clear up":


Related Definitions for "clear up":

  1. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound1
  2. finish a task completely1
  3. make clear and (more) comprehensible1
  4. become clear1

Related Synonyms for clear up