cleared
Definition
Adjective 1. Freed from suspicion or declared innocent: Describes a person or entity that has been officially exonerated or found not guilty of a charge or accusation. 2. Made empty or free of obstructions: Describes an area of land, a path, or a surface that has been emptied of objects, obstacles, or debris.
Usage Examples
- Freed from suspicion:
- After a thorough investigation, the employee was cleared of any wrongdoing.
- The suspect was cleared when new evidence proved his alibi.
- Made free of obstructions:
- The construction crew cleared the site before beginning work.
- She cleared the table after dinner. (Note: Here, "cleared" is the past tense of the verb 'to clear'.)
- We hiked along a cleared trail through the forest.
Advanced Usage
- "to be cleared for takeoff/landing": In aviation, this means a pilot or aircraft has received official permission from air traffic control to proceed.
- Flight 227, you are cleared for takeoff on runway 31L.
- "to be cleared by customs/security": To have been inspected and approved to proceed by customs or security officials.
- Once our luggage was cleared by customs, we could leave the airport.
Variants and Related Words
- Clear (verb): The base form from which 'cleared' is derived. It means to remove obstacles, to make something understandable, or to gain authorization.
- Clearance (noun): The act of clearing or the state of being cleared; also official authorization.
- The plane waited for clearance from the tower.
- There was just enough clearance for the truck to pass under the bridge.
Synonyms
- Exonerated, Absolved, Vindicated: (For the "freed from suspicion" meaning).
- Emptied, Unobstructed, Open, Vacated: (For the "free of obstructions" meaning).
Related Phrasal Verbs (from the base verb 'clear')
- Clear away: To remove items, especially from a surface.
- Please clear away the dishes.
- Clear out: To leave a place quickly or to empty a space by removing contents.
- We had to clear out of the building during the fire drill.
- He cleared out the old files from the cabinet.
- Clear up: To become sunny or to solve a problem/misunderstanding.
- The sky cleared up in the afternoon.
- Let's meet to clear up this confusion.
Related Idioms
- Clear the air: To discuss a problem openly to reduce tension or misunderstanding.
- We had a meeting to clear the air after the argument.
- Clear one's name: To prove one's innocence.
- He fought for years to clear his name.
Adjective
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freed from any question of guilt
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is absolved from all blame
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was now clear of the charge of cowardice
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his official honor is vindicated
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
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cleared land
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cleared streets free of fallen trees and debris
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a cleared passage through the underbrush
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played poker on the cleared dining room table
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