clear-up

Make things plain

Clear-up functions as a noun for the act of tidying, resolving, or explaining something.

A clear-up of a room removes clutter; a clear-up of a mystery provides answers.

In British English, police use clear-up rate for the percentage of crimes solved.

The hyphenated form distinguishes the noun from the verb phrase clear up.

resolution

settle

Reach final terms

fix · address · conclude · finalize · wrap-up · close · tie-up · work-out

tidying

tidy

Free from clutter

declutter · clean · put-away · pick-up · sort · order · arrange · restore · freshen

recovery

heal

Restore to wellness

recover · fade · resolve · remit · ease · abate · pass · lift · diminish · recede

explanation

clarify

Make something understandable

illuminate · disambiguate · unpack · decode · interpret · simplify · define · lay-out

weather

sunshine

Direct rays from above

blue-sky · dry · mild · high-pressure · sunlit · calm · breezy · crisp · balmy · temperate

Opposites
resolution/clarification

clear-upobscure

Unknown to most

confuse · muddle · complicate · muddy · cloud

tidying/cleaning

clear-upmess up

Do badly, err

clutter · disarrange · disorder · litter · dirty

weather improvement

clear-upcloud over

Become shadowed above

close in · darken · deteriorate · worsen · sour

Family

clear, clears, cleared, clearing, clearance, clearly, clearness, unclear, clearer

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Known to kids · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G