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make clear

VERB
clear the air
Synonyms
WEAK
clarify decipher define elucidate explain interpret make plain shed light on show simplify solve spell out
VERB
decipher
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analyze break down decode deduce elucidate interpret solve translate unravel
STRONG
break cipher construe crack disentangle encipher explain expound read render reveal spell unfold
WEAK
bring out dope out find the key make out puzzle out unriddle
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal confuse fix hide mend obscure suppress
WEAK
code encode scramble
VERB
decode
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clear up figure out interpret solve translate unravel unscramble untangle
STRONG
break crack decrypt read
WEAK
crack the code find the solution unriddle work out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
question tangle
STRONG
fix mend
VERB
demonstrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confirm describe express teach testify to
STRONG
debunk proclaim
WEAK
give for instance ostend set forth show how walk one through
Antonyms
WEAK
conceal confuse distort falsify hide misrepresent
VERB
describe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call characterize chronicle construe define depict detail express illustrate interpret label name outline portray recount report represent specify tell term
STRONG
communicate delineate distinguish draw elucidate epitomize exemplify explicate expound illuminate image impart limn narrate paint particularize picture recite rehearse relate sketch state trace transmit
WEAK
convey image make apparent make sense of make vivid mark out write up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal confuse distort hide ignore listen misunderstand suppress
STRONG
cloud complicate mystify obscure
WEAK
misrepresent mix up
VERB
display
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertise boast demonstrate disclose emblazon exhibit expose feature flash flaunt illustrate open perform present promote publish represent reveal unveil
STRONG
arrange bare betray brandish evidence evince expand extend flourish glaze grandstand impart manifest model parade promulgate showcase sport uncover unfold unfurl unmask unroll vamp
WEAK
bring to view lay bare lay out make known open out set out show off spread out stretch out trot out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal cover hide refrain withhold
STRONG
abridge contract keep lessen lower shorten shrink
WEAK
secrete
VERB
emphasize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accentuate affirm assert highlight indicate maintain point out reiterate repeat underline underscore
STRONG
accent articulate charge dramatize enlarge enunciate headline hit impress italicize mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate spotlight weight
WEAK
bear down dwell on insist on labor the point limelight make a point make emphatic make much of play up point up put accent on rub in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny
STRONG
lose mumble
WEAK
depreciate forget ignore play down understate
VERB
exhibit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertise demonstrate display evince express feature flaunt illustrate indicate manifest reveal show
STRONG
air brandish disclose disport evidence expose flash mark offer parade proclaim showcase
WEAK
let it all hang out make plain ostend parade wares roll out show and tell show off strut stuff trot out wave around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal cover hide obscure withhold
VERB
explicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amplify elucidate expound untangle
STRONG
construe demonstrate develop dilate enucleate expatiate explain illustrate interpret unfold
WEAK
clear up enlarge upon give the big picture make explicit make plain run down spell out tell why work out
Antonyms
STRONG
compress conceal confuse hide lessen obscure stop
WEAK
cloud complicate mystify tangle
VERB
get across
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bring home convey impart pass on
WEAK
get through to make understood put over transmit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
keep
WEAK
miscommunicate
VERB
illustrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify delineate depict embody emphasize epitomize exhibit explain expose highlight illuminate interpret lay out manifest mark mirror personify point up portray represent reveal spotlight symbolize typify
STRONG
allegorize clear disclose elucidate evidence evince expound imitate instance picture proclaim show vivify
WEAK
bring home clear up draw a picture emblematize get across get over limelight make plain ostend show and tell
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complicate conceal confuse cover hide obscure save
VERB
italicize
Synonyms
STRONG
accent accentuate affirm articulate assert charge dramatize enlarge enunciate feature headline highlight hit impress indicate maintain mark pinpoint press pronounce punctuate reiterate repeat spotlight stress underline underscore weight
WEAK
bear down dwell on insist on labor the point limelight make a point make emphatic make much of play up point out point up put accent on rub in
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal deny hide ignore lose mumble neglect reduce
VERB
look
Synonyms
STRONGEST
express show sound
STRONG
display evidence exhibit indicate manifest present resemble
WEAK
look like strike as
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal contradict cover hide withhold
WEAK
avoid disregard dodge ignore miss overlook
VERB
refine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civilize clarify cultivate hone improve
STRONG
better elevate explain round sleek slick smooth temper
Antonyms
STRONG
aggravate agitate upset
WEAK
corrupt damage dirty pollute ruin
VERB
simplify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify cut down facilitate reduce shorten streamline
STRONG
abridge analyze chasten decipher disentangle disinvolve elucidate explain interpret order unscramble
WEAK
boil down break down break it down clean it up clean up clear up cut the frills draw a picture get down to basics get to the meat hit the high spots lay out let daylight in let sunlight in make perfectly clear make plain put in a nutshell put one straight spell out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
grow increase
STRONG
be vague confuse mix up mystify obscure
WEAK
complicate make difficult
VERB
translate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
convert decipher put render spell out transcribe turn
STRONG
construe decode elucidate explicate gloss paraphrase reword simplify transliterate transpose
WEAK
do into metaphrase
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remove take
STRONG
complicate confuse mystify obscure
WEAK
stagnate

Example Sentences

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The official statement also did not make clear how many years remain in Suu Kyi's sentence.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The contracts do not make clear who is on the hook if the host committee cannot cover the costs.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

FESTUS, Mo.—After people in this St. Louis suburb voted out four local council members who supported plans for a new data center, dozens of residents packed City Hall to make clear they weren’t done.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

When Tuchel names this squad it will make clear who still has a lot of work to do to make the plane in the summer.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

I have, I should make clear, reread Miss Kenton's recent letter several times, and there is no possibility I am merely imagining the presence of these hints on her part.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro