Synonyms for sweeping
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Broad — wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things
broad, wide-ranging, across-the-board, wide, all-encompassing, comprehensive, extensive, thorough, blanket, all-around US CA, all-embracing, universal, non-specific, general, proper, exhaustive, overall, unqualified, catholic, thorough-going, all-inclusive
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence.
Related words
- Word family
- sweepings
Example sentences
- wide The curriculum of this school is wide and shallow.
- broad A gang of three robbed the bank in broad daylight.
By length
- 4 letters
- wide1
- 5 letters
- broad1
- 6 letters
- proper2
- 7 letters
- general3, overall3, blanket2
- 8 letters
- catholic2, thorough2
- 9 letters
- extensive3, universal4, wholesale2
- 10 letters
- exhaustive3
- 11 letters
- unqualified4
- 12 letters
- overwhelming4
- 13 letters
- comprehensive4
- 14 letters
- indiscriminate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (proper2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- à l'emporte-pièce