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sweeping
adjective
(sweep-ing)
ignoring distinctions
Synonyms:
wholesale
,
Examples:
Sweeping generalizations.
sweeping
adjective
(sweep-ing)
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
Examples:
A sweeping glance.
A wide-sweeping view of the river.
sweeping
noun
(sweep-ing)
the act of cleaning with a broom
Words Related to
sweeping
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broad
,
comprehensive
,
wide
,
moving
,
extensive
,
indiscriminate
,
wholesale
,
far-reaching
,
dramatic
,
massive
,
radical
,
drastic
,
momentous
,
raging
,
resounding
,
engulfing
,
widespread
,
devastating
,
grandiose
,
major
,
thoroughgoing
,
deadly
,
ambitious
,
stripping
,
thunderous
,
profound
,
hasty
,
combing
,
vast
,
blowing
,
bulldozing
,
vague
,
cleansing
,
deep
,
huge
,
storming
,
thorough
,
pervasive
,
cleaning
,
comprehensively
,
landslide
,
violent
,
exhaustive
,
scanning
,
comb
,
fundamental
,
overwhelming
,
incisive
,
shoveling
,
generalized
,
doctrinaire
,
full
,
shovelling
,
overall
,
large
,
substantial
,
holistic
,
root
,
plaguing
,
transcendental
,
invading
,
searching
,
peremptory
,
general
,
considerable
,
dogmatic
,
dredging
,
ample
,
search
,
great
,
felling
,
mass
,
scan
,
inclusive
,
generalised
,
tomb
,
hunting
,
generic
,
across-the-board
,
all-around
,
all-embracing
,
all-out
,
all-round
,
broad-based
,
broad-brush
,
clean-up
,
cross-cutting
,
flat-rate
,
full-scale
,
in-depth
,
large-scale
,
root-and-branch
,
wide-ranging
,
sweeping
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