cleared
Jumped the hurdle
Cleared is the past tense of clear, carrying its meanings of removal, passage, and approval.
A table is cleared of dishes; a path is cleared of obstacles.
When someone is cleared of charges, suspicion has been removed: She was cleared of all wrongdoing.
Cleared also means authorized or given permission: The plane was cleared for takeoff.
A check clears when funds transfer successfully.
Declared legally innocent
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
- pardonedFormally forgiven for offense
- forgivenGranted mercy for wrongdoing
exculpated · discharged · reprieve · amnesty · clemency · redeemed · liberated · justified
No longer in question
- concludedBrought to completion
- finalizedMade permanent and complete
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- decidedReached a conclusion
confirmed · completed · ratified · agreed · fulfilled · accomplished · approved · verified
Minimally sufficient quality
- navigableCapable of being traversed
- accessibleAble to be reached
- unimpededFree from obstruction
- unhinderedNot held back
unblocked · open · free · unrestricted · uncongested · unencumbered · uncluttered · patent
Left a place empty
- evacuatedWithdrew from danger
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- depopulatedStripped of inhabitants
stripped · removed · relocated · displaced · departed · uninhabited · unoccupied · bare
acquitted
Declared legally innocent
- exoneratedCleared of wrongdoing
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
- pardonedFormally forgiven for offense
forgiven · exculpated · discharged · reprieve · amnesty · clemency · redeemed · liberated · justified · innocent
settled
No longer in question
- concludedBrought to completion
- finalizedMade permanent and complete
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
decided · confirmed · completed · ratified · agreed · fulfilled · accomplished · approved · verified · validated
passable
Minimally sufficient quality
- navigableCapable of being traversed
- accessibleAble to be reached
- unimpededFree from obstruction
unhindered · unblocked · open · free · unrestricted · uncongested · unencumbered · uncluttered · patent · traversable
vacated
Left a place empty
depopulated · stripped · removed · relocated · displaced · departed · uninhabited · unoccupied · bare · desolate
lucid
Mentally sharp and comprehensible
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
limpid · pellucid · glassy · unclouded · cloudless · clarified · filtered · pure · clean · visibility
expanse
Unbroken area of space
meadow · prairie · savanna · plains · grassland · steppe · tundra · heath · moor · plateau
- removedremoved, taken out, eliminated, deleted, erased
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- tidyneat, orderly, organized, tidied, uncluttered
- exposedbare, uncovered, revealed, visible, exposed
- moved overshifted, slid, scooted, budged, nudged
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
clearedconvicted
Judged guilty of crime
guilty · found guilty · condemned · indicted · charged
clearedblocked
Passage prevented or impeded
obstructed · clogged · jammed · congested · stopped up
cleareddenied
Refused or disavowed
rejected · refused · barred · disqualified · prohibited
- clear upResolve or brighten
- crystal clearEntirely unambiguous, perfectly understood
- cleared upMade understandable or fair
- loud and clearAudible and unambiguous
- clear outLeave quickly, often urgently
- all clearSignal danger has passed
clear, clearly, unclear, clearing, clear up, clearance, clear out, clears, clearer