sweeping
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- wide-ranging, all-embracing, all-inclusive, broad, comprehensive, extensive, global, wide
- indiscriminate, blanket, exaggerated, overstated, unqualified, wholesale

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Related Words: all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-out, out-and-out, whole-hog, across-the-board, blanket

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sweep‧ing /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ adjective

1. affecting many things, or making an important difference to something
sweeping changes/cuts/reforms etc
They want to make sweeping changes to education policies.

2. [only before noun] including a lot of information about something:
a sweeping look at European history

3. sweeping statement/generalization a statement etc that is too general and that does not consider all the facts – used to show disapproval:
sweeping generalizations about women drivers

4. forming a curved shape:
the sweeping curve of the driveway
a sweeping gesture

5. sweeping victory the winning of an election by a large number of votes:
a sweeping victory for Labour

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲