Synonyms for swath
swɒθ, swɔθswath

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. swathnoun

   the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine

   Synonyms:
   belt

2. swath, beltnoun

   a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)

   Synonyms:
   whack, belt ammunition, knock, belt, bang, whang, smash, belted ammunition, bash, rap

Matched Categories

1. • Path
   • Space

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1. List of paraphrases for "swath":

   multibeam, hallway

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How to use swath in a sentence?

1. Ryan Selkis:

   There is a whole new swath of people paying attention to what's happening in Washington.

2. Charles Schumer:

   We would have been better able to address it if Democrats had first proposed and passed bold programs aimed at a broader swath of the middle class.

3. Prince Williams/Wireimage -RRB- Wilde:

   Contrary to a swath of recent headlines, I do not believe that Kathy Bates traded sex for tips, nothing in my research suggested Kathy Bates did so, and it was never my intention to suggest Kathy Bates had. That would be an appalling and misogynistic dismissal of the difficult work Kathy Bates did.

4. Bill Marler:

   The large swath of where people are sick - even though there are low numbers - would allow for triangulation back to a particular supplier.

5. George Ricker:

   This swath of the sky’s southern hemisphere includes more than a dozen stars we know have transiting planets based on previous studies from ground observatories.