Clear and Shades

Clear

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

Shades is an antonym for clear.

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

Shades

Shades noun - Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.

Clear is an antonym for shades in shut out the light topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Visual Novel / Togainu no Chi Stepford Smiler: Keisuke has shades of this in Episode 5 where he smiles at Akira despite it being clear he is disturbed by what Akira had done.
  • Video Game / Battlefield 3 The Neidermeyer: Captain Cole has shades of this, with his willingness to stubbornly sacrifice his men to complete the mission, even when it's clear the situation is out of hand.
  • Video Game / [PROTOTYPE 2] The shades of good and bad are more clear-cut, making it so that Heller is more of a Super Hero than Mercer.
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