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单词 clarifying
释义

clarifying

adjective

clar·​i·​fy·​ing ˈkler-ə-ˌfī-iŋ How to pronounce clarifying (audio)
ˈkla-rə-
1
: making something less confusing or easier to understand : providing clarity
a clarifying question/statement
gave some clarifying information
Here is that rare bird, a clarifying book about an important and muddied subject. Robert Heilbroner
… he experienced the rare clarifying moment of discovering one's talent … Emma Sandler
2
: removing impurities or particulates
clarifying lotion/shampoo
In the winery, most traditional practices and materials are sanctioned, such as the use of … bentonite clay as a clarifying agent. Richard Steven Street

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1

clarifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in illuminating

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • illuminating
  • explanatory
  • elucidative
  • revealing
  • frank
  • direct
  • outspoken
  • plainspoken
  • candid
  • revelatory
  • openhearted
  • plain
  • forthright
  • free-spoken
  • truthful
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • open
  • nondeceptive
  • foursquare
  • trustworthy
  • aboveboard
  • honest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • misleading
  • deceptive
  • fallacious
  • subtle
  • beguiling
  • false
  • specious
  • trick
  • tricky
  • deceitful
  • delusive
  • incorrect
  • deluding
  • artful
  • sly
  • sneaky
  • wrong
  • cunning
  • deceiving
  • subtile
  • slick
  • shifty
  • inaccurate
  • delusory
  • shady
  • wily
  • underhanded
  • devious
  • crafty
  • foxy
  • underhand
  • trickish
  • sneaking
  • guileful
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clarifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of clarify
1
as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from clarify the melted butter by skimming off the milky bits

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • filtering
  • refining
  • extracting
  • purifying
  • cleaning
  • fining
  • clearing
  • distilling
  • processing
  • washing
  • purging
  • rectifying
  • garbling
  • sifting
  • cleansing
  • decontaminating
  • sanitizing
  • screening
  • disinfecting
  • leaching
  • sieving
  • elutriating
  • bolting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clouding
  • muddying
  • dulling
  • contaminating
  • soiling
  • polluting
  • dirtying
  • tainting
  • defiling
  • besmirching
  • fouling
  • sullying
  • begriming
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2
as in explaining
to make plain or understandable it would help if you could clarify your position for us

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • explaining
  • illustrating
  • demonstrating
  • simplifying
  • illuminating
  • interpreting
  • elucidating
  • explicating
  • demystifying
  • construing
  • expounding
  • analyzing
  • defining
  • resolving
  • specifying
  • spelling out
  • getting across
  • deciphering
  • solving
  • unriddling
  • clearing (up)
  • decoding
  • unraveling
  • disentangling
  • glossing
  • untangling
  • undoing
  • annotating
  • unscrambling
  • breaking down
  • commentating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obscuring
  • confusing
  • clouding
  • obfuscating
  • confounding
  • befogging
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