clarifies

VERB

explain, make clear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze clear up define formulate interpret resolve simplify spell out

STRONG

delineate elucidate illuminate illustrate settle

WEAK

break down draw a picture make perfectly clear make plain shed light on straighten out throw light on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complicate confuse question

STRONG

mix up obscure

WEAK

dirty muddle muddy

VERB

purify

Synonyms

STRONG

clean cleanse distill filter rarefy refine

WEAK

depurate

Antonyms

STRONG

dirty pollute soil

WEAK

confuse muddle muddy

Example Sentences

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The bill, which clarifies the regulatory structure around digital assets, is making slow progress through Congress.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

“This legal document acts as a cohabitation property agreement and clarifies finances to avoid lawsuits over issues like California cohabitation law alimony,” the law firm adds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Barnaby clarifies that he wants her to forge . . . her way . . . through this little difficulty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

She clarifies that she doesn’t mean to diminish the single, “but I think there’s something larger at play in my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

“Interfering with you or your opponent,” her father clarifies.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern