in the clear
Free from suspicion
In the clear means free from danger, suspicion, or obstruction.
Someone under investigation is in the clear once charges are dropped: The DNA evidence put him in the clear.
A receiver in football is in the clear when no defender can reach them.
The phrase can also mean unencrypted: The message was transmitted in the clear.
Cleared of wrongdoing
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
verdict · pardoned · discharged · freed · innocent · dismissed · reprieved · exculpated
- secureProtected from harm
- protectedKept from harm
- out of harm's wayIn a secure position
- home freeAssured of success
beyond reach · recovered · stable · surviving · pulled through · escaped · sheltered
Not closed
- unblockedMade passable again
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- passageSegment of text
- visibilityRange of clear sight
line of sight · wide open · smooth sailing · unrestricted · unimpeded · open road
Basic and unremarkable
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- apparentClearly seen or understood
- transparentAllowing light through
comprehensible · unambiguous · explicit · straightforward · intelligible · lucid · unmistakable · spelled out
exonerated
Cleared of wrongdoing
- not guiltyCleared of charges
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- vindicatedCleared of accusation
acquittal · verdict · pardoned · discharged · freed · innocent · dismissed · reprieved · exculpated · unblemished
out of danger
- secureProtected from harm
- protectedKept from harm
- out of harm's wayIn a secure position
home free · beyond reach · recovered · stable · surviving · pulled through · escaped · sheltered
open
Not closed
visibility · line of sight · wide open · smooth sailing · unrestricted · unimpeded · open road
plain
Basic and unremarkable
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- apparentClearly seen or understood
transparent · comprehensible · unambiguous · explicit · straightforward · intelligible · lucid · unmistakable · spelled out · laid bare
- safety phrasessafe, warning, danger, caution, careful
- reliefrelief, phew, whew, ease, easing
- blamelessinnocent, guiltless, faultless, blameless, acquitted
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- innocenceinnocent, innocence, purity, pure, blameless
- Ways to Say "Fineokay, fine, good, all right, cool
in the clearunder suspicion
Regarded as possibly guilty
implicated · guilty · accused · in hot water · under investigation
in the clearin danger
Exposed to potential harm
endangered · at risk · in jeopardy · in peril · vulnerable
clear, unclear, declare, clarity, cleared, clarify, clearing, clear up, declaration