Definitions

clear up

VERB

explain; resolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify illustrate resolve solve straighten out unravel

WEAK

answer cipher decipher dissolve elucidate figure out illuminate make plausible make reasonable puzzle out tidy unfold

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question wonder

WEAK

complicate worsen

VERB

become improved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

die down improve

WEAK

become fair become sunny blow over brighten die away lapse lift pick up run its course

Antonyms

WEAK

complicate question worsen

Example Sentences

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For Sarah Friar, OpenAI’s chief financial officer, it was time to clear up the confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The necessary condition for Powell to leave is to clear up the legal matters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

He suspected that they thought he might be carrying a phony passport, but he was happy to clear up any confusion.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

He cited the internal compute shortage as the limiting factor, which he predicted would clear up this year for his team.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Sergeant Simpson said that it usually took a week to clear up a real mean rash.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

clear up

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