clear up

Questions about clear up

What does clear up mean?

clear up means "make clear and (more) comprehensible". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for clear up?

Close synonyms include clarify, elucidate, get through, wrap up, finish off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of clear up?

The recorded antonyms are overcast.

Is clear up a common word?

clear up is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.