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Synonyms for sweep
swipsweep
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
sweep
To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Cleanse is especially applied to purifying processes where liquid is used, as in the flushing of a street, etc. We brush clothing if dusty, sponge it, or sponge it off, if soiled; or sponge off a spot. Furniture, books, etc., are dusted; floors are mopped or scrubbed; metallic utensils are scoured; a room is swept; soiled garments are washed; foul air or water is purified. Cleanse and purify are used extensively in a moral sense; wash in that sense is archaic. Compare AMEND.
Synonyms:
brush, clean, cleanse, disinfect, dust, lave, mop, purify, rinse, scour, scrub, sponge, wash, wipeAntonyms:
befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, deprave, pollute, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, vitiatePreposition:
Cleanse of or from physical or moral defilement; cleanse with an instrument; by an agent; the room was cleansed by the attendants with soap and water.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
sweep, expansenoun
a wide scope
"the sweep of the plains"
Synonyms:
surface area, sweep oar, slam, area, end run, expanse, chimneysweep, chimneysweeperchimneysweeper, chimneysweep, sweepnoun
someone who cleans soot from chimneys
Synonyms:
sweep oar, chimneysweep, end run, chimneysweeper, slam, expanseslam, sweepnoun
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
Synonyms:
barb, dig, sweep oar, slam, shot, chimneysweeper, shaft, expanse, jibe, end run, gibe, chimneysweepsweep, sweep oarnoun
a long oar used in an open boat
Synonyms:
sweep oar, chimneysweep, end run, chimneysweeper, slam, expanseend run, sweepnoun
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
Synonyms:
sweep oar, chimneysweep, end run, chimneysweeper, slam, expansesweepverb
a movement in an arc
"a sweep of his arm"
Synonyms:
sweep oar, chimneysweep, end run, chimneysweeper, slam, expansebrush, sweepverb
sweep across or over
"Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
Synonyms:
span, traverse, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, cross, drag in, broomsweep, sailverb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
Synonyms:
span, navigate, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, voyage, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomsweep, broomverb
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
"Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
Synonyms:
span, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomembroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag inverb
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
"They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
Synonyms:
swing, sail, swing out, mat, entangle, espouse, get behind, snarl, scuff, hale, drag, sweep up, embrace, span, adopt, brush, drag out, tangle, hang back, trail, cart, puff, dishevel, traverse, broom, ravel, drag on, dredge, drop back, drag in, draw, cross, tousle, drop behind, embroil, haul, knotcross, traverse, span, sweepverb
to cover or extend over an area or time period
"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
Synonyms:
sail, cut through, get over, scotch, swing out, frustrate, spoil, cut across, foil, drag, sweep up, span, hybridize, brush, thwart, tangle, crossbreed, baffle, intersect, traverse, broom, pass over, swing, drag in, cover, cross, hybridise, get across, deny, embroil, bilk, track, interbreedsweepverb
clean by sweeping
"Please sweep the floor"
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span, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomsweepverb
win an overwhelming victory in or on
"Her new show dog swept all championships"
Synonyms:
span, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomsweepverb
cover the entire range of
Synonyms:
span, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomswing, sweep, swing outverb
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
Synonyms:
dangle, sweep up, sail, tangle, sway, broom, brush, drop, get around, swing, embroil, swing out, swing over, drag in, cross, span, drag, traverse
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sweepverb
Synonyms:
clean (with a broom)sweepverb
sweepverb
sweepverb
Synonyms:
carry off, sweep off, sweep awaysweepnoun
sweepnoun
Synonyms:
swipe, swape, well-sweepsweepnoun
Synonyms:
destruction, havoc, ravage, devastation
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#253 | area | |
#510 | cart | |
#605 | range | |
#701 | track | |
#846 | cover | |
#1083 | cross | |
#1651 | remove | |
#1809 | clean | |
#1967 | shot | |
#2158 | drop | |
#3242 | trail | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3956 | scan | |
#4422 | navigate | |
#4566 | dust | |
#5162 | swing | |
#5204 | wash | |
#5586 | stroke | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#5944 | soup | |
#6165 | brush | |
#6207 | mat | |
#6266 | destroy | |
#6613 | drag | |
#6671 | span | |
#7273 | scanning | |
#7788 | dig | |
#7851 | deny | |
#8524 | shaft | |
#9767 | sail | |
#10647 | compass | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#10816 | foil | |
#11385 | voyage | |
#11841 | slam | |
#12312 | sweep | |
#13626 | hale | |
#13874 | knot | |
#14260 | wipe | |
#14302 | haul | |
#15888 | scrub | |
#16278 | traverse | |
#16286 | barb | |
#16301 | sponge | |
#17024 | scotch | |
#18108 | puff | |
#18173 | rinse | |
#18477 | mop | |
#20466 | sway | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#22431 | broom | |
#23508 | sweeps | |
#23960 | cleanse | |
#26291 | dangle | |
#31466 | intersect | |
#36011 | dredge | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#36357 | purify | |
#37220 | tangle | |
#38843 | ravel | |
#39679 | expanse | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#44163 | scour | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#60311 | incursion | |
#62783 | scuff | |
#65827 | disinfect | |
#70199 | snarl | |
#71825 | espouse | |
#79573 | lave | |
#80715 | devastate | |
#85364 | jibe | |
#101535 | scavenge | |
#108226 | entangle | |
#120061 | bilk | |
#137656 | hybridize | |
#137966 | crossbreed | |
#175231 | devastates | |
#185987 | interbreed | |
#213898 | gibe | |
#278396 | embroil |
How to use sweep in a sentence?
It was not humane, it was a military style of operation, [Eisenhower] sent hundreds of border patrol officers to sweep up people.
You go back a year ago, four-game sweep. To win this series we had to win three of four, and they found a way. So, they learned, we're going to enjoy this for a short period of time and get refocused.
I am not disappointed at all. I think we have a very strong team that can sweep all the medals in Beijing.
We call on all Americans to see this unsavory attempt to minimize the grisly bone-saw attack on Washington Post opinion writer Jamal Khashoggi for what it is -- an attempt to sweep under the rug a brutal state-sponsored murder, we call on people of conscience to reject this tournament. Do not attend. Do not watch it on television. Let it fail.
It shows me the jury didn't just sweep the table and say all guilty, or all not guilty, and when this case is on appeal... as a prosecutor, you want to be able to say to the Court of Appeals look, the jury was really careful here, they were really selective about what they did.
Translations for sweep
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- مسحArabic
- süpürməkAzerbaijani
- падмесці, падмятаць, месціBelarusian
- метаBulgarian
- skubañBreton
- zametat, zaméstCzech
- sgubo, ysguboWelsh
- fejeDanish
- fegen, kehrenGerman
- σκουπίζω, σαρώνωGreek
- barrer, peinarSpanish
- pühkimaEstonian
- روبیدن, رُفتن, جارو کردنPersian
- harjata, luutia, pyyhkäistä, heilauttaa, puhtaasti, kammata, pyyhkäisy, perämies, etsintä, veikkaus, heilautus, lakaistaFinnish
- balayerFrench
- scuab, scuabadhIrish
- sguabScottish Gaelic
- varrerGalician
- सफ़ाई करना, झाड़ू लगा दोHindi
- söpörHungarian
- մաքրել, ավլել, սրբել, ավլումArmenian
- menyapuIndonesian
- setacciare, spazzare, ramazzare, scopareItalian
- 掃除, 掃く, 掃引Japanese
- сыпыруKazakh
- បោសKhmer
- ಸ್ವೀಪ್Kannada
- 청소, 스위프Korean
- skubyaCornish
- everroLatin
- šluotiLithuanian
- slaucītLatvian
- puruma, tahi, tahitahiMāori
- метеMacedonian
- menyapuMalay
- လှည်းBurmese
- vegen, doorzoekenDutch
- feieNorwegian
- zamieść, zamiataćPolish
- varrer, escovarPortuguese
- măturaRomanian
- мести, прочесать, подмести, прочёсывать, подметатьRussian
- мести, помести, pomesti, mestiSerbo-Croatian
- zamiesť, zametaťSlovak
- mestiSlovene
- ஸ்வீப்Tamil
- ఊడ్చు, స్వీప్Telugu
- ปัดถูThai
- süpürmekTurkmen
- süpürmekTurkish
- себерергәTatar
- підмітати, підмести, местиUkrainian
- جھاڑوUrdu
- supurmoqUzbek
- quét dọn, quétVietnamese
- svipönVolapük
- 掃Chinese
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