Clear and Stop

Clear

Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.
Usage example: the early settlers worked hard to clear the land for crops

Stop is an antonym for clear.

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

Stop

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Clear is an antonym for stop in prevent topic.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Common collocations

guy clear guy stop guy
people clear people stop people
show clear show stop show
time clear time stop time
Other words: game, enemies, attempts.

Both words in one sentence

  • He makes it very specifically clear that he is bartering his life for Arthur's, but that doesn't stop Nimueh from trying to take Merlin's mother's life instead.
  • All ISPs block access to "in-the-clear" email servers, ostensibly to stop spammers and scammers.
  • Cool, Clear Water As one of the drovers says to the leads, "The water's no good, boss." Of course, this doesn't stop them from freely drinking out of public fountains and streams that look clear.
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Stop and Clear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/stop
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