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1. (adj) clean and jerk, clean
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
Synonyms: clean and jerk, clean
Antonyms: muddy, draggled, buggy, grimy, travel-soiled, hard, foul-mouthed, uncomplete, fouled, obscene, filthy, illegible, unjust, scatological, befouled, infected, foul-spoken, raunchy, full, dirty-faced, incomplete, lousy, snot-nosed, flyblown, black, tref, oily, unclean, armed, sooty, off-color, dingy, begrimed, soiled, mucky, scabrous, maculate, scummy, ribald, impure, unfair, immoral, untouchable, snotty, foul, cobwebby, unswept, contaminating, travel-stained, grungy, nasty, nonkosher, Augean, addicted, cruddy, feculent, blasphemous, unwashed, uncleanly, septic, bedraggled, imperfect, dirty, terefah, smudgy, qualified, blue, sordid, squalid, salacious, maladroit, smutty, bawdy, lewd, ratty, grubby, greasy, difficult, profane, dirty-minded, soil, bemire, grime, begrime, colly

2. (adj) clean
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: travel-soiled, scabrous, infected, filthy, smutty, impure, difficult, bedraggled, dirty, foul-mouthed, grubby, maladroit, uncomplete, begrimed, scummy, armed, dingy, unclean, soiled, ratty, blasphemous, befouled, greasy, illegible, blue, uncleanly, unjust, maculate, ribald, buggy, unfair, hard, dirty-faced, profane, full, terefah, squalid, fouled, immoral, snot-nosed, oily, cruddy, dirty-minded, off-color, unswept, cobwebby, foul, flyblown, lewd, sordid, mucky, raunchy, snotty, qualified, feculent, imperfect, addicted, untouchable, black, bawdy, unwashed, contaminating, nonkosher, scatological, tref, foul-spoken, Augean, incomplete, grungy, travel-stained, obscene, draggled, salacious, nasty, lousy, grimy, septic, muddy, smudgy, sooty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire

3. (adj) clean, clear
free of restrictions or qualifications
Synonyms: decipherable, uncontaminating, unmortgaged, clean-living, sporting, blank, exculpated, unobjectionable, fresh, clean-cut, exonerated, sporty, clear, open, neat, white, unclouded, clear(p), percipient, clear-cut, well-defined, clean, readable, light, fair, absolved, vindicated, cleared, uninfected, sportsmanlike
Antonyms: dirty-faced, black, unfair, terefah, snot-nosed, dirty, mucky, cruddy, raunchy, uncleanly, smutty, lewd, salacious, travel-soiled, ratty, full, nasty, unwashed, off-color, blue, addicted, impure, unjust, scabrous, oily, septic, flyblown, immoral, uncomplete, begrimed, unclean, contaminating, tref, difficult, bawdy, travel-stained, untouchable, filthy, squalid, fouled, incomplete, armed, sooty, scummy, obscene, infected, smudgy, hard, feculent, ribald, unswept, befouled, draggled, grubby, grungy, foul, soiled, qualified, muddy, profane, illegible, foul-spoken, sordid, Augean, cobwebby, maculate, grimy, scatological, foul-mouthed, dingy, lousy, bedraggled, blasphemous, imperfect, dirty-minded, buggy, maladroit, nonkosher, snotty, greasy, bemire, colly, begrime, grime, soil

4. (adj) clean, clear, light, unclouded
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
Synonyms: light-headed, clear(p), well-defined, wanton, lightsome, swooning, uninfected, lightheaded, neat, cloudless, idle, sporting, clean-cut, light-colored, unaccented, exonerated, weak, low-cal, clean-living, promiscuous, sportsmanlike, light(a), percipient, abstemious, faint, unclouded, vindicated, clean, readable, open, absolved, lite, wakeful, clear, sporty, fresh, short, unobjectionable, tripping, fair, clear-cut, unmortgaged, scant(p), decipherable, blank, white, cleared, sluttish, light, exculpated, calorie-free, uncontaminating, easy, loose
Antonyms: cobwebby, maladroit, foul-mouthed, buggy, scabrous, salacious, immoral, unclean, dirty, sordid, oily, dirty-faced, unswept, lewd, scatological, Augean, uncomplete, befouled, incomplete, illegible, hard, soiled, smutty, off-color, blasphemous, dirty-minded, draggled, lousy, qualified, snotty, black, ribald, septic, flyblown, impure, grubby, nasty, contaminating, blue, smudgy, unwashed, foul-spoken, scummy, difficult, dingy, obscene, bawdy, filthy, cruddy, unfair, fouled, ratty, imperfect, armed, unjust, profane, greasy, begrimed, maculate, tref, grimy, raunchy, full, foul, feculent, bedraggled, terefah, grungy, squalid, travel-soiled, sooty, mucky, uncleanly, muddy, nonkosher, travel-stained, infected, addicted, snot-nosed, untouchable, soil, grime, bemire, colly, begrime

5. (adj) clean, fresh
free from impurities
Synonyms: invigorated, uninfected, wise, tonic, neat, brisk, saucy, new, smart, sassy, clean-living, overbold, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unclouded, clean, impudent, sweet, clear, sporty, impertinent, fresh, unobjectionable, reinvigorated, fair, novel, refreshing, refreshful, unused, blank, white, sporting, refreshed, bracing, light, unfermented
Antonyms: sordid, greasy, unswept, begrimed, draggled, qualified, grimy, unclean, snot-nosed, infected, nasty, uncomplete, obscene, incomplete, unjust, impure, dirty-minded, dirty-faced, foul, filthy, Augean, armed, grungy, scatological, fouled, addicted, cobwebby, muddy, raunchy, flyblown, maladroit, grubby, travel-stained, dingy, oily, mucky, squalid, hard, scabrous, soiled, lewd, dirty, ratty, imperfect, unwashed, untouchable, full, smutty, foul-mouthed, septic, buggy, snotty, unfair, lousy, bawdy, off-color, profane, blue, smudgy, befouled, terefah, scummy, black, blasphemous, salacious, immoral, uncleanly, sooty, tref, ribald, difficult, bedraggled, illegible, feculent, maculate, nonkosher, contaminating, travel-soiled, cruddy, foul-spoken, colly, soil, bemire, grime, begrime

6. (adj) clean
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: mucky, befouled, travel-stained, blasphemous, sooty, maculate, uncomplete, scummy, blue, soiled, dirty, travel-soiled, ribald, ratty, obscene, muddy, flyblown, off-color, profane, grungy, unswept, dirty-faced, unwashed, raunchy, snotty, foul, uncleanly, salacious, begrimed, imperfect, smutty, immoral, septic, impure, bedraggled, smudgy, fouled, contaminating, cobwebby, draggled, unclean, nasty, addicted, unfair, armed, scatological, feculent, foul-spoken, maladroit, grimy, nonkosher, snot-nosed, infected, lousy, dirty-minded, greasy, Augean, grubby, oily, bawdy, difficult, cruddy, lewd, illegible, incomplete, qualified, dingy, tref, buggy, filthy, scabrous, black, squalid, untouchable, foul-mouthed, full, unjust, terefah, hard, sordid, grime, begrime, colly, soil, bemire

7. (adj) clean
ritually clean or pure
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: foul-spoken, squalid, black, profane, uncomplete, foul, oily, dirty-faced, travel-soiled, incomplete, difficult, ribald, hard, off-color, untouchable, obscene, filthy, draggled, septic, grungy, soiled, contaminating, tref, smutty, unclean, impure, scatological, snotty, lousy, mucky, snot-nosed, bawdy, illegible, flyblown, grubby, cruddy, dirty, blasphemous, scabrous, greasy, travel-stained, unfair, nonkosher, nasty, uncleanly, sooty, muddy, full, bedraggled, scummy, fouled, immoral, ratty, Augean, unjust, blue, raunchy, infected, grimy, sordid, terefah, buggy, salacious, imperfect, begrimed, qualified, cobwebby, unswept, feculent, befouled, lewd, unwashed, smudgy, addicted, maladroit, dirty-minded, maculate, dingy, foul-mouthed, armed, colly, begrime, soil, grime, bemire

8. (adj) clean, uncontaminating
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, clean, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: dirty-faced, travel-soiled, buggy, uncomplete, snot-nosed, dirty, foul, grimy, soiled, smutty, grubby, begrimed, nasty, bedraggled, scummy, immoral, salacious, cobwebby, grungy, ribald, lousy, greasy, qualified, off-color, scatological, impure, flyblown, muddy, black, septic, draggled, blue, uncleanly, obscene, unjust, mucky, lewd, contaminating, travel-stained, sordid, snotty, bawdy, sooty, befouled, raunchy, unclean, full, addicted, profane, filthy, ratty, foul-spoken, illegible, dingy, Augean, unfair, terefah, oily, unwashed, unswept, dirty-minded, incomplete, foul-mouthed, nonkosher, fouled, squalid, maladroit, smudgy, cruddy, tref, maculate, hard, untouchable, difficult, blasphemous, infected, scabrous, imperfect, armed, feculent, soil, grime, bemire, colly, begrime

9. (adj) clean, unobjectionable
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
Synonyms: innocuous, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, unobjectionable, fresh, sporty, clear, neat, white, unclouded, clean, light, fair, uninfected, sportsmanlike
Antonyms: draggled, scummy, unwashed, feculent, soiled, dingy, nasty, bedraggled, contaminating, smudgy, addicted, cobwebby, difficult, buggy, blue, impure, bawdy, dirty, blasphemous, raunchy, off-color, begrimed, unswept, grimy, scatological, snotty, uncomplete, untouchable, travel-stained, maculate, sordid, grungy, infected, fouled, greasy, foul, smutty, ratty, foul-mouthed, muddy, hard, armed, sooty, squalid, filthy, lousy, septic, unfair, maladroit, mucky, imperfect, terefah, uncleanly, tref, ribald, nonkosher, lewd, Augean, qualified, befouled, dirty-faced, profane, immoral, salacious, foul-spoken, unclean, travel-soiled, full, oily, unjust, flyblown, snot-nosed, illegible, dirty-minded, obscene, cruddy, black, incomplete, grubby, scabrous, begrime, grime, bemire, colly, soil

10. (adj) uninfected, clean
free from sepsis or infection
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, clean, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, fresh, clear
Antonyms: dirty, Augean, lousy, mucky, difficult, grungy, smudgy, uncleanly, befouled, maladroit, contaminating, blasphemous, travel-soiled, snot-nosed, off-color, armed, obscene, smutty, nonkosher, profane, squalid, black, oily, filthy, dirty-minded, draggled, dingy, incomplete, imperfect, lewd, foul, impure, unswept, snotty, feculent, foul-mouthed, nasty, infected, unjust, grubby, scummy, sooty, ratty, untouchable, full, cobwebby, illegible, scatological, muddy, uncomplete, addicted, soiled, hard, begrimed, greasy, ribald, unclean, bedraggled, buggy, cruddy, blue, septic, raunchy, tref, dirty-faced, unfair, bawdy, flyblown, immoral, fouled, qualified, scabrous, sordid, grimy, maculate, terefah, foul-spoken, travel-stained, salacious, unwashed, bemire, soil, colly, begrime, grime

11. (adj) clean, clean-living
morally pure
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, clean, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: grungy, filthy, grubby, dirty, cruddy, travel-stained, incomplete, smutty, uncomplete, oily, bawdy, scatological, dingy, bedraggled, armed, nasty, black, qualified, foul-mouthed, grimy, septic, impure, befouled, feculent, hard, raunchy, salacious, unswept, infected, begrimed, foul-spoken, flyblown, dirty-minded, dirty-faced, tref, snot-nosed, snotty, blasphemous, profane, unclean, illegible, maculate, unjust, lewd, blue, sooty, draggled, difficult, cobwebby, immoral, scummy, unfair, sordid, imperfect, ribald, uncleanly, soiled, buggy, full, contaminating, unwashed, muddy, ratty, untouchable, Augean, terefah, scabrous, foul, greasy, addicted, maladroit, lousy, travel-soiled, off-color, squalid, mucky, smudgy, nonkosher, fouled, obscene, bemire, colly, grime, soil, begrime

12. (adj) clean, fair
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
Synonyms: uncontaminating, just, clean-living, sporting, blank, fair(a), unobjectionable, fresh, bonnie, comely, sporty, clear, middling, bonny, neat, white, unclouded, honest, average, sightly, clean, light, fair, fairish, mediocre, reasonable, uninfected, sportsmanlike
Antonyms: contaminating, nasty, dingy, tref, foul, incomplete, scatological, fouled, squalid, begrimed, oily, lewd, maladroit, snotty, immoral, befouled, grubby, ratty, hard, impure, lousy, terefah, unwashed, qualified, soiled, blasphemous, full, cruddy, imperfect, dirty, bawdy, greasy, difficult, grungy, unclean, ribald, feculent, salacious, unjust, blue, nonkosher, black, snot-nosed, uncleanly, Augean, smudgy, scabrous, off-color, raunchy, draggled, dirty-faced, bedraggled, profane, addicted, uncomplete, dirty-minded, septic, sooty, foul-spoken, infected, travel-soiled, travel-stained, armed, filthy, smutty, illegible, sordid, foul-mouthed, untouchable, cobwebby, unfair, mucky, scummy, unswept, flyblown, muddy, buggy, grimy, obscene, maculate, grime, bemire, soil, colly, begrime

13. (adj) blank, clean, white
(of a surface) not written or printed on
Synonyms: lily-white, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, vacuous, white-hot, unobjectionable, fresh, bloodless, sporty, clear, snowy, neat, white, unclouded, livid, ashen, clean, light, fair, blanched, whitened, uninfected, sportsmanlike
Antonyms: flyblown, illegible, mucky, obscene, scatological, impure, full, oily, soiled, cruddy, unjust, terefah, smutty, lewd, salacious, travel-soiled, fouled, armed, snotty, filthy, dirty-faced, black, buggy, muddy, incomplete, blue, qualified, grungy, bedraggled, septic, smudgy, ratty, infected, dingy, nasty, foul-mouthed, travel-stained, begrimed, grimy, feculent, raunchy, addicted, difficult, scummy, unclean, unswept, scabrous, cobwebby, Augean, off-color, foul, squalid, uncomplete, dirty, unwashed, befouled, foul-spoken, sordid, lousy, uncleanly, dirty-minded, nonkosher, ribald, grubby, maculate, snot-nosed, imperfect, bawdy, contaminating, immoral, profane, blasphemous, untouchable, hard, tref, unfair, draggled, greasy, maladroit, sooty, begrime, grime, colly, soil, bemire

14. (adj) clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
Synonyms: flashy, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, unobjectionable, fresh, card-playing, sporty, clear, neat, white, unclouded, betting, showy, clean, jazzy, light, fair, gaudy, dissipated, uninfected, sportsmanlike
Antonyms: full, unswept, oily, raunchy, buggy, armed, imperfect, draggled, salacious, blasphemous, obscene, smudgy, snotty, bawdy, impure, bedraggled, cobwebby, uncomplete, foul, dirty-minded, unwashed, scatological, illegible, septic, squalid, dirty, incomplete, addicted, unfair, smutty, grubby, scabrous, nasty, untouchable, contaminating, greasy, blue, hard, scummy, cruddy, terefah, mucky, Augean, unjust, immoral, tref, off-color, maculate, profane, ratty, snot-nosed, ribald, soiled, unclean, qualified, foul-mouthed, travel-soiled, uncleanly, foul-spoken, befouled, infected, feculent, grungy, difficult, dingy, muddy, lousy, sooty, dirty-faced, nonkosher, grimy, travel-stained, begrimed, fouled, flyblown, sordid, lewd, black, filthy, maladroit, grime, begrime, colly, soil, bemire

15. (adj) clean
without difficulties or problems
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: full, hard, travel-soiled, foul, ratty, snot-nosed, scatological, dingy, maculate, scabrous, blue, oily, unswept, filthy, Augean, uncleanly, muddy, squalid, raunchy, infected, ribald, unclean, contaminating, fouled, draggled, illegible, untouchable, salacious, addicted, mucky, terefah, unwashed, cruddy, bawdy, smutty, armed, difficult, grubby, maladroit, grungy, befouled, profane, dirty, cobwebby, qualified, foul-mouthed, obscene, nonkosher, uncomplete, dirty-minded, black, off-color, travel-stained, snotty, flyblown, septic, nasty, buggy, imperfect, sordid, impure, feculent, sooty, greasy, grimy, blasphemous, dirty-faced, smudgy, lewd, unfair, foul-spoken, scummy, lousy, unjust, soiled, tref, begrimed, incomplete, immoral, bedraggled, bemire, grime, colly, begrime, soil

16. (adj) clean
thorough and without qualification
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: lousy, snot-nosed, unfair, travel-stained, smutty, foul-spoken, foul-mouthed, smudgy, sordid, befouled, bedraggled, begrimed, draggled, uncomplete, flyblown, unclean, immoral, nasty, filthy, feculent, profane, sooty, unwashed, cruddy, terefah, full, soiled, untouchable, dirty, squalid, impure, imperfect, dirty-minded, blue, mucky, obscene, dingy, bawdy, scatological, grubby, grimy, black, scabrous, nonkosher, raunchy, foul, blasphemous, maladroit, uncleanly, greasy, armed, hard, illegible, muddy, off-color, ribald, incomplete, qualified, dirty-faced, addicted, oily, contaminating, infected, maculate, unswept, lewd, tref, snotty, buggy, ratty, grungy, scummy, Augean, travel-soiled, septic, salacious, unjust, cobwebby, difficult, fouled, bemire, colly, soil, grime, begrime

17. (adj) clean
not carrying concealed weapons
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: profane, terefah, unfair, befouled, impure, obscene, flyblown, soiled, bawdy, grubby, grimy, grungy, unswept, travel-stained, hard, snotty, draggled, unclean, difficult, incomplete, raunchy, muddy, cobwebby, scummy, foul, ribald, uncomplete, smudgy, imperfect, contaminating, sordid, filthy, black, full, nonkosher, blasphemous, dingy, illegible, salacious, lewd, infected, snot-nosed, buggy, travel-soiled, begrimed, Augean, septic, greasy, nasty, unjust, blue, fouled, scatological, cruddy, dirty, maculate, tref, unwashed, off-color, squalid, qualified, smutty, ratty, foul-spoken, lousy, bedraggled, armed, dirty-faced, immoral, mucky, untouchable, dirty-minded, oily, sooty, feculent, foul-mouthed, maladroit, addicted, scabrous, uncleanly, colly, grime, begrime, soil, bemire

18. (adj) clean, neat
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
Synonyms: uninfected, neat, straight, nifty, not bad(p), tasteful, dandy, clean-living, sportsmanlike, full-strength, uncontaminating, white, smashing, unclouded, bully, clean, slap-up, light, clear, keen, sporty, fresh, orderly, refined, corking, groovy, fair, unobjectionable, blank, swell, sporting, cracking, great, peachy, bang-up
Antonyms: bedraggled, uncomplete, buggy, impure, infected, dirty, unjust, mucky, imperfect, unfair, unswept, hard, scabrous, full, nasty, travel-stained, ratty, filthy, befouled, dirty-faced, snotty, fouled, sordid, grimy, draggled, unwashed, smutty, foul-mouthed, cruddy, profane, Augean, snot-nosed, untouchable, flyblown, travel-soiled, grubby, obscene, soiled, off-color, lewd, blue, septic, scatological, scummy, raunchy, unclean, oily, begrimed, black, greasy, salacious, foul, grungy, dirty-minded, armed, nonkosher, immoral, foul-spoken, sooty, terefah, lousy, blasphemous, illegible, incomplete, dingy, qualified, cobwebby, bawdy, muddy, feculent, tref, difficult, smudgy, squalid, maladroit, ribald, contaminating, addicted, maculate, uncleanly, soil, colly, begrime, bemire, grime

19. (verb) clean
free of drugs
Synonyms: fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear
Antonyms: flyblown, snot-nosed, lewd, soiled, filthy, begrimed, uncomplete, dirty, draggled, snotty, muddy, smutty, maculate, fouled, nasty, unclean, lousy, sordid, greasy, impure, travel-stained, tref, unswept, buggy, unfair, ribald, cobwebby, befouled, travel-soiled, full, foul-mouthed, maladroit, bawdy, untouchable, dingy, unwashed, obscene, mucky, squalid, immoral, profane, off-color, qualified, sooty, foul, raunchy, black, unjust, ratty, illegible, armed, cruddy, difficult, incomplete, terefah, blue, scummy, bedraggled, grimy, dirty-minded, foul-spoken, infected, scabrous, grubby, smudgy, hard, Augean, uncleanly, blasphemous, dirty-faced, imperfect, grungy, feculent, addicted, oily, contaminating, septic, nonkosher, salacious, scatological, bemire, begrime, colly, soil, grime

20. (verb) clean, make clean
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
Synonyms: pick, scavenge, clean, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanse
Antonyms: squalid, infected, incomplete, mucky, filthy, smutty, addicted, dirty, maculate, snot-nosed, uncomplete, scummy, travel-soiled, obscene, armed, foul-mouthed, soiled, bedraggled, profane, bawdy, nasty, untouchable, dirty-faced, snotty, begrimed, unfair, off-color, travel-stained, grubby, illegible, uncleanly, difficult, lousy, feculent, contaminating, full, scabrous, black, grimy, septic, raunchy, Augean, blue, greasy, foul, terefah, dingy, unclean, impure, fouled, muddy, nonkosher, lewd, maladroit, scatological, qualified, befouled, oily, smudgy, grungy, sordid, imperfect, cobwebby, sooty, foul-spoken, tref, flyblown, unswept, buggy, blasphemous, draggled, unjust, hard, cruddy, salacious, ratty, dirty-minded, ribald, immoral, unwashed, bemire, grime, soil, colly, begrime

21. (verb) clean, pick
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
Synonyms: foot, clean, nibble, scavenge, cleanse, beak, strip, pluck, pick, find fault, plunk, cull, blame, piece, make clean, break up, peck, clean house, houseclean
Antonyms: obscene, ribald, off-color, nonkosher, squalid, smudgy, unwashed, draggled, hard, impure, maculate, cobwebby, blue, smutty, begrimed, sooty, nasty, dirty, difficult, muddy, oily, unswept, black, filthy, blasphemous, grungy, lousy, foul, raunchy, grubby, untouchable, profane, full, soiled, unfair, snotty, immoral, illegible, greasy, foul-mouthed, cruddy, dingy, scummy, travel-soiled, mucky, scabrous, infected, maladroit, foul-spoken, buggy, bawdy, armed, unclean, qualified, unjust, snot-nosed, Augean, fouled, scatological, dirty-minded, uncleanly, imperfect, ratty, bedraggled, befouled, travel-stained, salacious, incomplete, grimy, sordid, dirty-faced, addicted, contaminating, feculent, uncomplete, tref, flyblown, terefah, lewd, septic, bemire, grime, soil, begrime, colly

22. (verb) houseclean, clean house, clean
clean and tidy up the house
Synonyms: pick, scavenge, clean, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanse
Antonyms: uncomplete, impure, travel-soiled, uncleanly, dirty-faced, smutty, immoral, sooty, filthy, foul, septic, scatological, dirty, raunchy, maculate, unwashed, difficult, foul-spoken, obscene, tref, maladroit, befouled, dingy, snotty, grungy, terefah, smudgy, contaminating, incomplete, fouled, begrimed, lousy, lewd, black, illegible, off-color, Augean, foul-mouthed, imperfect, nonkosher, scummy, addicted, unclean, full, sordid, dirty-minded, soiled, snot-nosed, scabrous, cruddy, qualified, blue, feculent, bawdy, untouchable, greasy, buggy, ratty, mucky, nasty, bedraggled, profane, grimy, unswept, unjust, armed, ribald, salacious, muddy, infected, squalid, hard, grubby, travel-stained, flyblown, draggled, cobwebby, blasphemous, unfair, oily, bemire, colly, begrime, soil, grime

23. (verb) cleanse, clean
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Synonyms: pick, scavenge, clean, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanse
Antonyms: smudgy, nasty, blue, fouled, snot-nosed, septic, snotty, imperfect, unclean, cruddy, scummy, uncleanly, filthy, tref, illegible, smutty, contaminating, dirty-minded, feculent, grungy, flyblown, impure, unjust, hard, scabrous, soiled, travel-soiled, unfair, untouchable, foul-spoken, scatological, Augean, travel-stained, bawdy, qualified, lousy, foul, dirty-faced, unwashed, ratty, difficult, buggy, bedraggled, sooty, lewd, sordid, immoral, incomplete, ribald, dirty, profane, terefah, grubby, full, befouled, salacious, uncomplete, addicted, grimy, dingy, squalid, greasy, cobwebby, raunchy, nonkosher, off-color, black, foul-mouthed, mucky, draggled, blasphemous, infected, muddy, maculate, begrimed, maladroit, oily, armed, unswept, obscene, grime, begrime, bemire, soil, colly

24. (verb) clean
be cleanable
Synonyms: scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, houseclean
Antonyms: armed, sooty, imperfect, dirty, nonkosher, profane, nasty, maculate, illegible, filthy, dingy, unclean, foul-spoken, uncomplete, snot-nosed, incomplete, dirty-faced, unjust, befouled, foul, difficult, blue, dirty-minded, unfair, immoral, blasphemous, septic, travel-stained, cruddy, contaminating, bedraggled, snotty, raunchy, impure, draggled, bawdy, smutty, ratty, fouled, grungy, scummy, soiled, unwashed, grubby, smudgy, lousy, black, salacious, untouchable, infected, muddy, hard, Augean, uncleanly, grimy, cobwebby, lewd, sordid, off-color, maladroit, squalid, tref, foul-mouthed, begrimed, buggy, qualified, ribald, full, oily, addicted, unswept, mucky, feculent, greasy, flyblown, travel-soiled, scabrous, terefah, obscene, scatological, grime, bemire, begrime, colly, soil

25. (verb) clean
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
Synonyms: scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, houseclean
Antonyms: qualified, flyblown, raunchy, filthy, scatological, greasy, soiled, black, cruddy, grimy, smutty, nasty, ribald, illegible, scummy, blue, snot-nosed, dirty, dirty-minded, unswept, armed, difficult, impure, addicted, draggled, profane, unwashed, terefah, unjust, foul, sooty, dirty-faced, snotty, oily, nonkosher, travel-stained, bedraggled, septic, salacious, buggy, lousy, scabrous, sordid, cobwebby, hard, imperfect, muddy, uncleanly, lewd, uncomplete, maculate, foul-mouthed, blasphemous, untouchable, ratty, contaminating, smudgy, unclean, grungy, bawdy, full, unfair, dingy, feculent, squalid, off-color, infected, befouled, foul-spoken, tref, grubby, incomplete, mucky, travel-soiled, obscene, immoral, fouled, Augean, maladroit, begrimed, begrime, soil, bemire, grime, colly

26. (verb) clean, strip
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
Synonyms: strip down, clean, discase, cleanse, foray, divest, pillage, leach, unclothe, strip, plunder, disrobe, dismantle, rifle, reave, pick, denude, uncase, scavenge, make clean, despoil, clean house, ransack, loot, deprive, peel, undress, houseclean, bare, denudate, disinvest
Antonyms: immoral, full, cruddy, maculate, befouled, travel-stained, sooty, impure, greasy, unclean, fouled, travel-soiled, dirty-faced, nonkosher, smudgy, uncomplete, soiled, squalid, ribald, difficult, off-color, unjust, draggled, foul, Augean, grubby, begrimed, qualified, grungy, raunchy, unwashed, flyblown, dirty, foul-mouthed, incomplete, oily, addicted, filthy, maladroit, mucky, foul-spoken, scatological, dingy, cobwebby, black, salacious, armed, sordid, lousy, smutty, lewd, scummy, scabrous, buggy, contaminating, imperfect, infected, blue, snot-nosed, unswept, feculent, tref, terefah, nasty, septic, dirty-minded, ratty, bawdy, untouchable, obscene, blasphemous, illegible, unfair, grimy, hard, muddy, profane, uncleanly, bedraggled, snotty, grime, colly, begrime, bemire, soil

27. (verb) clean
remove while making clean
Synonyms: scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, houseclean
Antonyms: blasphemous, uncleanly, imperfect, buggy, mucky, greasy, impure, salacious, hard, armed, flyblown, foul, difficult, scabrous, uncomplete, infected, lewd, oily, bedraggled, scummy, dingy, ratty, addicted, tref, maladroit, unjust, smutty, begrimed, dirty, lousy, unclean, profane, filthy, bawdy, black, illegible, unwashed, grimy, squalid, contaminating, off-color, nonkosher, nasty, snot-nosed, sooty, travel-soiled, feculent, foul-spoken, unfair, qualified, dirty-minded, raunchy, ribald, cruddy, cobwebby, full, grubby, blue, unswept, smudgy, septic, snotty, grungy, terefah, soiled, befouled, muddy, Augean, obscene, maculate, sordid, foul-mouthed, immoral, scatological, draggled, incomplete, untouchable, dirty-faced, travel-stained, fouled, bemire, soil, grime, colly, begrime

28. (verb) scavenge, clean
remove unwanted substances from
Synonyms: salvage, pick, scavenge, clean, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanse
Antonyms: uncleanly, Augean, unjust, blue, unwashed, dirty, nonkosher, feculent, salacious, filthy, impure, sordid, raunchy, snot-nosed, qualified, maladroit, unclean, travel-stained, bedraggled, addicted, blasphemous, smudgy, buggy, foul, ribald, travel-soiled, lewd, foul-spoken, incomplete, unfair, unswept, obscene, nasty, foul-mouthed, fouled, untouchable, flyblown, difficult, off-color, befouled, dingy, grubby, cobwebby, snotty, smutty, black, contaminating, greasy, hard, immoral, tref, begrimed, grimy, terefah, muddy, scatological, oily, soiled, draggled, dirty-minded, septic, bawdy, maculate, full, lousy, dirty-faced, infected, scabrous, scummy, grungy, squalid, illegible, cruddy, profane, sooty, uncomplete, armed, ratty, imperfect, mucky, bemire, soil, colly, begrime, grime

29. (adverb) clean
remove shells or husks from
Synonyms: scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, houseclean
Antonyms: unclean, illegible, obscene, uncleanly, unfair, Augean, maladroit, hard, filthy, unswept, grungy, befouled, black, dingy, full, foul-mouthed, squalid, addicted, oily, sooty, ratty, snotty, sordid, scummy, qualified, salacious, smutty, mucky, greasy, foul, profane, cobwebby, dirty, scabrous, immoral, bawdy, unjust, travel-stained, feculent, imperfect, buggy, unwashed, raunchy, lousy, terefah, muddy, flyblown, travel-soiled, cruddy, septic, tref, dirty-faced, foul-spoken, incomplete, lewd, armed, fouled, impure, untouchable, blue, contaminating, soiled, begrimed, dirty-minded, grubby, draggled, difficult, blasphemous, scatological, nasty, infected, off-color, bedraggled, maculate, ribald, snot-nosed, grimy, nonkosher, smudgy, uncomplete, grime, colly, soil, begrime, bemire

30. (adverb) clean, plumb, plum
completely; used as intensifiers
Synonyms: fair, clean, plumb, plum, fairly
Antonyms: raunchy, foul, dirty, bedraggled, tref, unfair, foul-mouthed, oily, qualified, nasty, impure, feculent, septic, ribald, travel-stained, squalid, nonkosher, draggled, grubby, scummy, befouled, greasy, sordid, full, imperfect, profane, cruddy, salacious, immoral, fouled, incomplete, unclean, off-color, snot-nosed, maculate, grimy, ratty, infected, difficult, armed, buggy, illegible, soiled, smutty, travel-soiled, bawdy, obscene, smudgy, muddy, blue, lewd, dirty-faced, Augean, scabrous, addicted, unjust, filthy, unwashed, terefah, dingy, mucky, scatological, black, begrimed, foul-spoken, grungy, contaminating, hard, untouchable, uncomplete, cobwebby, dirty-minded, maladroit, flyblown, sooty, uncleanly, lousy, blasphemous, snotty, unswept, grime, colly, begrime, soil, bemire

31. (adverb) fairly, fair, clean
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
Synonyms: jolly, fair, middling, passably, evenhandedly, fairly, clean, plumb, moderately, reasonably, pretty, somewhat, plum
Antonyms: filthy, unclean, raunchy, buggy, unwashed, unswept, impure, addicted, terefah, snotty, draggled, dirty, off-color, full, cobwebby, begrimed, uncomplete, obscene, fouled, tref, scummy, blue, oily, nasty, nonkosher, dirty-faced, hard, infected, incomplete, qualified, sooty, foul, ribald, sordid, blasphemous, illegible, imperfect, mucky, profane, Augean, grimy, ratty, scatological, armed, cruddy, dingy, grungy, grubby, smutty, untouchable, feculent, foul-spoken, immoral, muddy, bedraggled, maladroit, lousy, unjust, maculate, difficult, befouled, lewd, black, bawdy, unfair, travel-soiled, smudgy, greasy, foul-mouthed, travel-stained, snot-nosed, contaminating, septic, dirty-minded, soiled, squalid, flyblown, salacious, scabrous, uncleanly, grime, colly, soil, bemire, begrime

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'clean'

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1. clean
To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables.
Synonyms: cleanse, brush, dust, purify, scour, sponge, wash, clean, lave, rinse, scrub, sweep, wipe, disinfect, mop
Antonyms: befoul, bespatter, debase, deprave, soil, stain, taint, besmear, contaminate, defile, pollute, spoil, sully, vitiate, besmirch, corrupt

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