CLEARS OFF Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

clears off

verb

present tense third-person singular of clear off, chiefly British

as in exits

to leave a place often for another told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work

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Recent Examples of clears off Not everyone clears off the ice, however. — Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026 For a more portable option, this $30 handheld works just like a mini snowblower and clears off your car in seconds. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clears off

Verb

The museum now has up to six entrances and exits that visitors can come in and out of to curate their own journey.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The Phillies’ 2022 World Series loss to the Houston Astros began a streak of five straight postseason appearances with progressively quicker exits — the NL Championship Series, two NLDS exits and now the wild-card loss.

— Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of exits

Verb

Though his platform departs from typical Republican proposals, some views Corbett has shared on his podcast hew closely to party orthodoxy.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
After Ted arrives and Roy departs, Ted and Rebecca have their own, more philosophical heart-to-heart about how being messy is part of being alive.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of departs

Verb

Riley was a direct inspiration on the record, and while the Bay Area composer did work with drones, his influence is more poignant here, in the way Schwendener breaks the melody down into pieces and moves them around.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Bits per second is commonly used in BCI research to quantify how quickly and accurately a user can select intended targets, rather than simply measuring how fast a cursor physically moves.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of moves

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If that goes well, perhaps more fans will be in the seats when Oklahoma State comes to town the following week.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Video first obtained by ABC News shows Coast Guard agents equipped in tactical gear boarding the ship, guns drawn, while a separate Coast Guard boat goes alongside of it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of goes

Verb

Not everyone gets a godparent like Charlie, Lou, Sheldon, or Janice.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
The lounge When leaving through JFK’s Terminal 7, Condor Business Class gets you access to the Horizons Lounge which is perfectly nice with a small spread of complimentary hot food and a full bar.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of gets

Verb

Rain chances are expected to lessen Thursday night as the weather system clears out by Friday morning, the weather service said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Once the rain clears out, the nice weather is expected to return Wednesday, with some humidity, Gehring said.

— Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of clears out

Verb

Bill Ackman peels off his suit jacket in the afternoon sunshine, and hands it to a chauffeur parked outside his office in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Octavia Spencer immediately peels off her jacket after entering the room and realizing there are no cameras present for our interview.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of peels off

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Feed your head Neagley gets off to a sluggish start, with a workmanlike, rather clumsy first episode largely spent establishing the main characters and central plot—and the writers lean a bit too hard on constant Chicago callbacks.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
But if Jackson gets off to a slow start under a new coaching staff, including first-time play-caller Declan Doyle, there’s room to fall.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026