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Definitions

unclog

[uhn-klog, -klawg] / ʌnˈklɒg, -ˈklɔg /
VERB
clear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify eliminate erase free open
STRONG
ameliorate brighten cleanse disencumber disengage disentangle empty extricate lighten loosen lose meliorate purify refine rid sweep tidy unblock unburden unload unloose unpack untie vacate void wipe
WEAK
break up burn off rule out shake off throw off
Antonyms
STRONG
dirty entangle fill pollute
WEAK
clutter pile up
VERB
unblock
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ameliorate disentangle
STRONG
brighten clarify cleanse disencumber disengage eliminate empty erase extricate free lighten loosen lose meliorate open purify refine rid sweep tidy unburden unload unloose unpack untie vacate void wipe
WEAK
break up burn off rule out shake off throw off
Antonyms
STRONG
burden corrupt darken depress dirty dull fill keep load pollute sanction upset

Example Sentences

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But years passed without the dramatic reforms needed to reshape and unclog the legal pathways to U.S. citizenship.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

The AI also might be able to design nano-robots that enter the human body and steer through the blood stream to unclog arteries, diagnose illnesses or kill cancer cells.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

And in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn, workers waded through knee-high water as they tried to unclog a drain as cardboard and other debris floated by.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

And he scored a hard-to-get surgery appointment for late this month to help unclog the arteries in his heart.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023

“Oh, Celia, no. I don’t want to be a pest. You know he helped me unclog the guest toilet just yesterday,” Lou Ann says.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko