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clearing
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CLEARING
1
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing <the clearing of his good name became his obsession>
Related Words absolution, condonation, forgiveness, pardon, remission; atonement, expiation; compurgation; whitewash
Near Antonyms accusation, arraignment, impeachment, incrimination, indictment; prosecution; castigation, censure, condemnation, denunciation
Antonyms conviction
2
a small area of usually open land <deer browsing in a clearing in the woods>
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