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clean
adjective as in not dirty; uncluttered
Strongest matches
blank, bright, clear, elegant, fresh, graceful, hygienic, immaculate, neat, orderly, pure, simple, spotless, squeaky clean, tidy, unblemished, washed
Weak matches
delicate, dirtless, faultless, flawless, neat as a button, neat as a pin, sanitary, snowy, spick-and-span, taintless, unpolluted, unsmudged, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, well-kept
adjective as in sterile
Strong matches
antiseptic, clarified, decontaminated, disinfected, purified, sanitary, sterilized
Weak matches
unadulterated, uncontaminated, uninfected, unpolluted, unsullied
adjective as in chaste, virtuous
adjective as in precise, sharp
adjective as in complete, thorough
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verb as in to free of dirt and clutter
Strongest matches
bathe, brush, cleanse, clear up, disinfect, dredge, dust, mop, pick, pick up, rinse, scrape, scrub, soak, spruce up, sweep, vacuum, wash, wipe
Strong matches
bath, blot, cauterize, clarify, deodorize, deterge, edulcorate, erase, expunge, expurgate, flush, hackle, launder, lave, neaten, polish, purge, purify, rake, rasp, refine, sanitize, scald, scour, shampoo, soap, sponge, sterilize, swab, whisk, winnow
Weak matches
absterge, clear the decks, depurate, do up, elutriate, rout out, shake out, straighten up, tidy up
Example Sentences
Said Adams: “For a new player coming to a new team like this it’s just a clean slate. You can’t really ask for much more than that.”
To ensure there’s never a speck of dust on the floor, Herbert and his crew use electric leaf blowers each day to clean the massive space.
It is a clean slate where you can build the family tree.
When I first arrived at Reset, I was taken aback by the starkness of the space, but it didn’t take long for the hotel’s minimalism and clean lines to grow on me.
The most recent estimate stands at £107m to clean up the site using a range of pollution prevention measures.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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