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Definitions

clear away

VERB
clear the decks
Synonyms
WEAK
clear out flush out groom make a clean sweep spruce up
VERB
remove
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dispose of eliminate eradicate erase exclude get rid of take out
STRONG
assassinate drag efface execute expunge exterminate extirpate liquidate murder obliterate purge scratch sterilize waste
WEAK
blot out do in drag down take down wipe out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept add include keep welcome
STRONG
bear build construct create preserve save
WEAK
fix give birth place plant remain sow stay
VERB
remove
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish cut out delete discard discharge dismiss eliminate erase evacuate expel extract get rid of oust pull out raise separate ship take out transfer transport withdraw
STRONG
abstract amputate depose detach dethrone dislodge displace disturb doff efface eject expunge junk purge relegate shed skim unload unseat uproot
WEAK
carry away carry off cart off dig out do away with rip out strike out take down tear out throw out wipe out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept add allow continue employ engage hire hold include insert keep load permit put in ratify remain retain welcome
STRONG
combine fill put on unite
WEAK
fix give birth place plant sow stay
VERB
scoop
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dig dig out gouge lift pick up remove scrape
STRONG
bail dip empty excavate gather grub hollow lade ladle spade
WEAK
sweep away sweep up take up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
drop lower
STRONG
fill

Example Sentences

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Typically, after work crews clear away fire debris and several inches of topsoil from burned-down homes, federal or state disaster officials arrange for the same contractors to test the soil for lingering contamination.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Friday’s data will begin to clear away the fog.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Their technology got the brain to clear away as much as 45% of the amyloid-beta protein clumps associated with dementia.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

Pauline Bourdon Sansus has to clear away with a better kick this time.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2024

She shook her head to clear away the thoughts and marched down the slope.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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