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Synonyms for sweeping
ˈswi pɪŋsweep·ing

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  1. sweepingadjective

    the act of cleaning with a broom

    Antonyms:
    narrow, discriminate

  2. sweepingadjective

    taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

    "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"

    Synonyms:
    wholesale

    Antonyms:
    discriminate, narrow

  3. sweeping, wholesaleadjective

    ignoring distinctions

    "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"

    Synonyms:
    wholesale

    Antonyms:
    discriminate, narrow

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sweepingadjective

    Synonyms:
    destructive

  2. sweepingadjective

    Synonyms:
    wholesale, extensive, broad

  3. sweepingadjective

    Synonyms:
    unqualified, exaggerated

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#2329wholesale
#6963radical
#7273scanning
#11452overwhelming
#15495sweeping
#56137combing
#75281shoveling
#193312shovelling

How to use sweeping in a sentence?

  1. Jon Tester:

    Early on in the speech, Trump delivered a sweeping rebuke of Jon Tester, arguing that while the senator tells Montana voters that he stands with The President on certain issues, he doesn't when it matters. Trump excoriated Tester for voting against the Republican health care plan, the Trump-back tax cuts, strict immigration laws and Neil Gorsuch, his first pick for the Supreme Court.RELATED : Tester touts Trump ties ahead of presidential push to oust him.

  2. John Barnes:

    All I have been trying to do is protect my daughter, there is no way in hell I have influenced seven very high-level organizations that are geared toward protecting children’s rights and safety into sweeping her claims of rape and child abuse under the rug.

  3. Cherian George:

    Lee was an unshakeable bulwark against majoritarian tendencies that could have easily overwhelmed Singapore, lee went to the extent of amending the republic's Constitution to stop any party from sweeping into power without minority support.

  4. Adam Schiff:

    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., arrives for a Democratic Caucus meeting in Washington back in March. Adam Schiff, the focus of Republicans' post-Mueller ire, says Mueller's conclusion would not affect his own committee's counterintelligence probes. ( AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) As both the special counsel and the Department of Justice have recognized, the Congress has a vital constitutional role in evaluating misconduct by the executive branch, including the president, and to assess and refine laws that address the sweeping and systematic invasion of our democracy by Russia, we therefore need these materials in order to do our job.

  5. Janet Yellen:

    The pandemic has caused widespread devastation, the damage has been sweeping, and as the President-elect said last Thursday, our response must be, too.


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