sweeping as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
- 2
sweeping
noun
1 sweeping
The act of cleaning with a broom.
Polish: zamiatanie
adjective
1 sweeping
Taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination.
Roget 78:
general,
generic,
collective;
broad,
comprehensive,
sweeping;
encyclopedical†,
widespread
etc.
(dispersed)
73.
universal;
catholic,
catholical†;
common,
worldwide;
ecumenical,
oecumenical†;
transcendental;
prevalent,
prevailing,
rife,
epidemic,
besetting;
all over,
covered with.
Pan-American,
Anglican†,
Pan-Hellenic,
Pan-Germanic,
slavic;
panharmonic†.
every,
all;
unspecified,
impersonal.
customary
etc.
(habitual)
613.
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Roget 52:
complete,
entire;
whole
etc.
50;
perfect
etc.
650;
full,
good,
absolute,
thorough,
plenary;
solid,
undivided;
with all its parts;
all-sided.
exhaustive,
radical,
sweeping,
thorough-going;
dead.
regular,
consummate,
unmitigated,
sheer,
unqualified,
unconditional,
free;
abundant
etc.
(sufficient)
639.
brimming;
brimful,
topful,
topfull;
chock full,
choke full;
as full as an egg is of meat,
as full as a vetch;
saturated,
crammed;
replete
etc.
(redundant)
641;
fraught,
laden;
full-laden,
full-fraught,
full-charged;
heavy laden.
completing
etc.
v.;
supplemental,
supplementary;
ascititious†.
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Polish: zamaszysty
2 sweeping
Ignoring distinctions:
— Sweeping generalizations.
synonym: wholesale.
Roget 50:
whole,
total,
integral,
entire;
complete
etc.
52;
one,
individual.
unbroken,
intact,
uncut,
undivided,
unsevered†,
unclipped†,
uncropped,
unshorn;
seamless;
undiminished;
undemolished,
undissolved,
undestroyed,
unbruised.
indivisible,
indissoluble,
indissolvable†,
indiscerptible†.
wholesale,
sweeping;
comprehensive.
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