clear water
See-through aqua
Clear water is water you can see through—free of sediment, algae, or pollution.
The phrase often signals purity or safety: The stream ran clear water over smooth stones.
Figuratively, clear water can mean distance or separation from something problematic: The candidate tried to put clear water between herself and the scandal.
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
- transparentAllowing light through
- see throughDiscern despite disguise
- clarityState of being understandable
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
swimming hole · crystalline · purity · dissolved oxygen · pristine · clean · unclouded · aquifer · spring · pellucid · filtration · stream · fresh · mountain stream · lucidity · sparkling · potable · unsullied
- drinking watersip, gulp, swallow, drink, cup
- Swimming Watersswimming hole, swimming holes, swimming beach, natural pool, lagoons
- Waterside Trailstrails, footpaths, paths, paved trails, loop trails
- snorkel sitescoral reef, lagoon, tropical reef, marine reserve, barrier reef
- beach resortsMaldives, resort, Cancun, Bali, Fiji
- river thingsflow, stream, current, sediment, tributary
purity/contamination
clear watercontaminated water
Impure liquid with pathogens
dirty water · toxic water · brackish water · wastewater · stagnant water