Clear and Rebuff

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Clear verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: the administration cleared the plan, and building should begin shortly

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Rebuff is an antonym for clear.

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

Rebuff verb - Reject outright and bluntly.

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Clear is an antonym for rebuff.

Nearby Words: rebuffed, rebuffing

clear attempts

rebuff attempts

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Rebuff and Clear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/rebuff

Clear & Rebuff. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/rebuff>.

Rebuff or Clear. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/rebuff.

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