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"cleaner" vs "more clean"

To compare how tidy things are, use the comparative adjective "cleaner."

Last Updated: December 18, 2019

cleaner

This is correct

When you compare the tidiness of two things, use the adjective "cleaner."

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Some examples from our editors:

  • My car is cleaner than yours.
  • Let's sit at that table. It's cleaner than this one.
  • Now that the restaurant is under new management, it's a lot cleaner than it used to be.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • tidier
  • more sanitary

more clean

This is not correct. Don't use this phrase.

"Clean" follows the typical pattern for creating comparative adjectives in English. Make the comparative form of "clean" by adding "er."

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Some alternatives from our editors:

  • cleaner
  • tidier
  • more sanitary

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