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Definitions

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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The kind of ingredient you buy for one specific recipe and then keep rediscovering, whether through social media content or “I need to clean out the fridge” panic.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

He added that Nato offered to help "clean out" the strait, adding that it would be free to use again "in not too long a distance".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Now the sisters have uneasily reunited after their father’s death to clean out the family home before it will be sold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Margins were compressed by Nike’s efforts to clean out old inventory and bring in new products.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Daisy squealed her delight and said, “Jay Berry, you’d better be careful. If you wake those monkeys up, they might get mad and run you clean out of the country.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

clean out

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