come clean

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm kleen]
- /kʌm klin/
- /kʌm kliːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm kleen]
- /kʌm klin/

Definitions of come clean words

noun come clean to make a revelation or confession 3
noun come clean to confess; tell the truth 3
adjective come clean free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress. 1
adjective come clean free from foreign or extraneous matter: clean sand. 1
adjective come clean free from pollution; unadulterated; pure: clean air; clean water. 1
adjective come clean habitually free of dirt: Cats are considered clean animals. 1

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Origin of come clean

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English clene, Old English clǣne pure, clear, cognate with Old High German kleini (German klein small)

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Parts of speech for Come clean

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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come clean popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for come clean

verb come clean

admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
confess — If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
spill — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
own up — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.

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Antonyms for come clean

verb come clean

hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.

All 3 Antonyms of come clean

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Synonyms for come clean

verb come clean

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verb come clean

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