Clear
Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Fix
Fix verb - To come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of.
Usage example: make sure to fix the number of guests with the bride's family before drawing up a list of people from the groom's side
Common collocations
| people | clear people | fix people |
| part | clear part | fix part |
| reputation | clear reputation | fix reputation |
| relationship | clear relationship | fix relationship |
| Other words: wall, time, game, story, hair, history. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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He says, "It's not clear, but we can clear it up" before getting the computer system to fix the garbled image revealing the killer.
Source: Series / RoboCop: The Series -
To fix things, Frank visits Potter and offers to help save Guerrero's reputation if the police are given access to witnesses that clear Jamie of his own problem.
Source: Series / Blue Bloods -
My Name Is Earl: Earl must fix all the things he's ever done wrong in order to clear his karma.
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Fix and Clear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/fix
Clear & Fix. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/fix>.
Fix or Clear. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/fix.
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