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May 25, 2012
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Synonyms for cleaner

Noun

1. cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner, formulation, preparation
usage: a preparation used in cleaning something
2. cleaner, dry cleaner, shopkeeper, tradesman, storekeeper, market keeper
usage: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment
3. cleaner, laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
usage: someone whose occupation is cleaning

Adjective

1. clean (vs. dirty), cleanable, cleaned, cleansed, cleanly, dry-cleaned, fresh, unused, immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless, pristine, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, washed, water-washed, scrubbed, antiseptic, clean, tidy
usage: free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
2. clean, clear, unqualified (vs. qualified)
usage: free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
3. clean, clear, light, unclouded, pure (vs. impure)
usage: (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
4. clean, fresh, pure (vs. impure)
usage: free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"
5. clean, perfect (vs. imperfect)
usage: without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"
6. clean (vs. unclean), halal, kosher, cosher, clean, pure
usage: ritually clean or pure
7. clean (vs. dirty), uncontaminating
usage: not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tactical bomb is reasonably clean"
8. clean (vs. dirty), unobjectionable, antiseptic, decent
usage: (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
9. uninfected, clean, antiseptic (vs. septic)
usage: free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
10. clean, clean-living, moral (vs. immoral) (vs. amoral)
usage: morally pure; "led a clean life"
11. clean, fair, legible (vs. illegible)
usage: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
12. blank, clean, white, empty (vs. full)
usage: of a surface; not written or printed on; "blank pages"; "fill in the blank spaces"; "a clean page"; "wide white margins"
13. clean, sporting, sportsmanlike, fair (vs. unfair), just
usage: marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
14. clean, complete (vs. incomplete) (vs. incomplete)
usage: thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"
15. clean, unblemished (vs. blemished)
usage: (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense; "a clean voting recor"; "a clean driver's license"
16. clean, unarmed (vs. armed)
usage: not carrying concealed weapons
17. clean, neat, adroit (vs. maladroit)
usage: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"
18. clean, unaddicted (vs. addicted)
usage: free of drugs; "after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years"
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