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clean out

VERB
clear out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dispose of get rid of
WEAK
eliminate exhaust remove sort tidy up
Antonyms
WEAK
arrive fill fill up put rush in
VERB
pauperize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt impoverish ruin
STRONG
beggar break bust deplete drain exhaust fleece injure reduce wreck
WEAK
bring down bring to ruin depredate pillage spoliate use up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enrich make rich
STRONG
better oneself feather one's nest move up in the world profit
WEAK
aid avail benefit help serve
VERB
ruin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt crush decimate demolish deplete exhaust impoverish injure mar overwhelm raze shatter spoil wipe out wrack wreck
STRONG
beggar botch break bust deface defeat defile deplore desecrate despoil devour dilapidate disfigure drain fleece maim mangle mutilate overthrow overturn pauperize pillage rape ravish reduce sack smash total
WEAK
bring down bring to ruin depredate do in lay waste make a mess of spoliate use up wreak havoc on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build construct create fix heal mend repair
STRONG
adorn beautify cure protect strengthen
WEAK
develop grow
VERB
shake up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disturb reorganize shock
WEAK
agitate break with past cause revolution churn up clean up clear out liquidate make a clean sweep mix overturn purge remove rid stir up turn upside down
Antonyms
WEAK
calm placate soothe

Example Sentences

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I put it there so it wouldn’t get lost when I was cleaning out my bag two days ago.

From Literature

We’d had the stove going for two weeks now, so it was high time to clean out the stovepipe.

From Literature

The boys grumbled but went downstairs with Ma and Ba to wash up, while I cleaned out Ba’s ashtray and pulled my nightgown from the chifforobe.

From Literature

But he also indicates "we want to go in and clean out everything."

From Barron's

The fireplace required regular wood chopping and cleaning out ash, which Skachkova found surprisingly enjoyable.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.