Synonyms for sweeping
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sweep
Sense 1:
brush, sweepmove
Sense 2:
sweep, sailmove
Sense 3:
sweep, broomwipe, pass over
Sense 6:
sweepclean, make clean
Sense 4:
embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag ininvolve
Sense 5:
cross, traverse, span, sweepcover, continue, extend
Sense 7:
sweepwin
Sense 8:
sweepcover, continue, extend
Sense 9:
swing, sweep, swing outwield, handle, manage
Similarity of adj sweeping
2 senses of sweeping
Sense 1:
sweepingwide (vs. narrow), broad
Sense 2:
sweeping, wholesaleindiscriminate (vs. discriminate)
