Appear and Clear

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.
Usage example: a police car appeared just as I ran a red light

Clear is an antonym for appear.

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Clear

Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.

Appear is an antonym for clear.

Nearby Words: clean, cleared, clearly, clearing, clearness

Common collocations

people appear people clear people
part appear part clear part
place appear place clear place
line appear line clear line
Other words: show, episode, time, use, level, game, boss, nothing, side, history, song, songs.

Both words in one sentence

  • When the people who invited him appear dead, all the hints point to Kogoro, so Conan has to help him clear his name.
    Source: Clear My Name
  • Insufficiently Advanced Alien It isn't clear if this is a racial characteristic or just the few featured in the episode, since the ones that appear as extras in later seasons appear to be mechanics and merchants.
  • Video Game / Dig Dug The spheres used to clear Cosmos in Cosmo Gang the Puzzle also appear in early levels, serving as a special type of boulder (including playing the same sound effects).
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