clean
The word “clean” has 1 syllable: clean
It's pronounced as /kliːn/
What is synonym and antonym for clean?
In the thesaurus, “clean” has 379 synonyms and 151 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for clean along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for clean
- abandoned
- abluted
- absolute
- absolutely
- absterge
- abundantly
- all
- all of
- all over
- all the way
- all-out
- altogether
- antiseptic
- arrant
- aseptic
- at length
- authentic
- available
- bare
- barren
- basically
- bath
- bathe
- blameless
- blank
- bleached
- blooming
- blot
- bodacious
- bone
- bright
- brighten
- broad
- brush
- by and large
- categoric
- categorical
- categorically
- cauterize
- chaste
- chiefly
- clarified
- clarify
- classic
- cleanly
- cleanse
- cleansed
- clear
- clear the decks
- clear up
- clear-cut
- cold
- comb
- complete
- completely
- comprehensive
- conclusive
- confirmed
- constant
- consummate
- copiously
- correct
- crashing
- crimeless
- cultivated
- cut
- damn
- damned
- dead
- deadly
- decent
- decisive
- decontaminate
- decontaminated
- decorous
- definite
- delicate
- deodorize
- depleted
- depurate
- deserted
- deterge
- devoid
- dirtless
- disembowel
- disinfect
- disinfected
- distinct
- do up
- down the line
- down to the ground
- downright
- drained
- draw
- dreadful
- dredge
- dress
- dry
- dry-clean
- dust
- edulcorate
- elegant
- elutriate
- emptied
- empty
- endless
- enough
- entire
- entirely
- erase
- eternal
- ethical
- ethically
- even
- eviscerate
- exactly
- excise
- exemplary
- exhausted
- exhaustive
- expunge
- expurgate
- extensive
- extract
- extraordinary
- extreme
- fair
- fairly
- far-reaching
- fast
- faultless
- final
- flat
- flat-out
- flawless
- flush
- for fair
- forsaken
- free
- fresh
- freshen
- frightful
- full
- full-scale
- fully
- g-rated
- general
- generally
- generously
- genuine
- germfree
- gi
- global
- good
- graceful
- greatly
- guiltless
- gut
- habitual
- hackle
- hands down
- harmless
- heartily
- high-mindedly
- hollow
- honorable
- honorably
- hopeless
- horrible
- huge
- hygienic
- immaculate
- in whole
- in-depth
- inclusive
- inculpable
- innocent
- innocuous
- inoffensive
- inveterate
- irreproachable
- just
- largely
- launder
- laundered
- lave
- law-abiding
- legal
- legally
- legible
- lily-white
- main
- mainly
- methodic
- methodical
- milky
- modest
- mop
- moral
- morally
- more or less
- mostly
- neat
- neat as a button
- neat as a pin
- neaten
- no-holds-barred
- nobly
- open
- orderly
- out
- out-and-out
- outright
- overall
- perfect
- perfectly
- perpetual
- pick
- pick up
- plain
- plumb
- polish
- predominantly
- predominately
- primarily
- principally
- principled
- pristine
- profound
- proper
- pure
- purge
- purified
- purify
- quite
- rake
- rank
- rasp
- readable
- real
- refine
- refined
- regular
- remove
- respectable
- rinse
- rout out
- sanitary
- sanitize
- scald
- scour
- scrape
- scrub
- scrubbed
- scrupulous
- seemly
- shake out
- shampoo
- sheer
- shining
- shiny
- simple
- sinless
- snowy
- soak
- soap
- soundly
- sparkling
- speckless
- spic-and-span
- spick-and-span
- sponge
- sportsmanlike
- sportsmanly
- spotless
- spruce up
- squeaky clean
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- stark
- sterile
- sterilize
- sterilized
- stone
- stone-cold
- straight-out
- straighten up
- substantially
- superlative
- supreme
- surpassing
- swab
- sweep
- sweeping
- sweeten
- systematic
- taintless
- tasteful
- terrible
- terrific
- thorough
- thoroughgoing
- thoroughly
- through and through
- tidy
- tidy up
- to bits
- to pieces
- to the hilt
- to the max
- toom
- total
- totally
- transplant
- trim
- turn out
- unadulterated
- unalloyed
- unattended
- unblemished
- unclutter
- uncluttered
- unconditional
- uncontaminated
- undefiled
- undying
- unfilled
- unfurnished
- unguilty
- unhampered
- unimpaired
- unimpeachable
- uninfected
- uninhabited
- unmitigated
- unoccupied
- unpolluted
- unqualified
- unqualifiedly
- unremitting
- unrestrained
- unrestricted
- unsmudged
- unsoiled
- unspotted
- unstained
- unsullied
- untainted
- untarnished
- upright
- utter
- utterly
- vacant
- vacated
- vacuous
- vacuum
- vanilla
- veritable
- very
- vestal
- virgin
- virginal
- void
- wash
- washed
- well
- well-kept
- whisk
- white
- whitened
- whole
- wholesome
- wholly
- wide
- wide-ranging
- winnow
- wipe
- withdraw
- yank
Antonyms for clean
- adulterated
- aimless
- ambiguous
- approximately
- bad
- barely
- begrime
- besmirch
- besmirched
- blacken
- blackened
- blemished
- cluttered
- coarse
- complete
- complicated
- contaminated
- corrupt
- crude
- cursory
- defile
- defiled
- desultory
- dingy
- dirty
- discolor
- discolored
- dishonest
- dishonorably
- disorderly
- disorganized
- doubtful
- dubious
- embellished
- equivocal
- evil
- filled
- filthy
- flush
- foul
- full
- furnished
- germy
- greasy
- grimy
- grubby
- half
- halfway
- haphazard
- hardly
- hit-or-miss
- ignobly
- illegally
- immodest
- immoral
- immorally
- imperfect
- imprecise
- improper
- impure
- incomplete
- incompletely
- indecent
- indecorous
- indefinite
- indelicate
- just
- kind of
- limited
- marginally
- minimally
- mucky
- muddled
- muddy
- narrow
- nasty
- obscene
- obscure
- obscured
- occupied
- overflowing
- packed
- part
- partial
- partially
- partly
- pollute
- polluted
- provided
- qualified
- questionable
- quick-and-dirty
- random
- replete
- restricted
- ribald
- roughly
- scarcely
- shallow
- sinful
- slightly
- slipshod
- sloppy
- slovenly
- smirched
- smutty
- soil
- soiled
- somewhat
- spot
- spotted
- stain
- stained
- sullied
- sully
- superficial
- superficially
- supplied
- tacky
- taint
- tainted
- tarnished
- tasteless
- teeming
- uncertain
- unchaste
- unclean
- uncleaned
- unclear
- underhandedly
- unethical
- unethically
- unfair
- unintelligible
- unprincipled
- unrefined
- unrighteous
- unscrupulous
- unseemly
- unsportsmanlike
- unsterile
- unsterilized
- unsuitable
- untidy
- unvirtuous
- unwashed
- vague
- vicious
- vulgar
- worsen
- wrong
Meanings of clean
- noun
- Removal of dirt.
- The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
- verb
- To remove dirt from a place or object.
- To tidy up, make a place neat.
- To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- To make things clean in general.
- To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
- To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
- To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- adjective
- (heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
- (heading, behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.
- Smooth, exact, and performed well.
- Total; utter. (still in "clean sweep").
- Cool or neat.
- (health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- That does not damage the environment.
- Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
- Well-proportioned; shapely.
- (of a route) Ascended without falling.
- adverb
- Fully and completely.
Example Sentences
- She likes to keep her room clean and organized.
- He used a cloth to clean the mirror.
- The air feels so clean after the rain.
- Please clean your shoes before entering the house.
- They worked together to clean the park.
On this page you'll find 530 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to clean, such as: abandoned, abluted, absolute, absolutely, absterge, abundantly, adulterated.
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radically
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