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

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1. sweepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   destructive

2. sweepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   wholesale, extensive, broad

3. sweepingadjective

   Synonyms:
   unqualified, exaggerated

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1. List of paraphrases for "sweeping":

   shoveling, radical, overwhelming, comprehensive, scanning, combing, shovelling

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1. Charles Gladden:

   They scramble around for issues to talk about, all they have to do is stop and ask the common person on the street ... or in the building; the people bringing them their food, people sweeping and cleaning their toilet.

2. Elie Honig:

   Defense lawyers worry about that. The sweeping verdict where a jury just says' they're all guilty' without differentiating defendant 1 from defendant 2 from defendant 3.

3. Merriden Virrall:

   It won't be great for the relationship if Australia bans Huawei but it won't come as a huge surprise, what is important is how Australia articulates it. Australia can't make sweeping statements about great foreign powers. That will determine the response from China.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   Following the despicable attack on January 6, there must, there must be truth and accountability if we are going to move forward, heal and bring our country together once again, sweeping something as momentous as this under the rug brings no healing whatsoever.

5. Rahul Garabadu:

   There is a direct correlation between the state’s sweeping anti-voter law, S.B. 202, and Cobb County’s failure to get over a thousand registered voters their absentee ballots, the anti-voter law put tremendous pressure on elections officials to accomplish a number of responsibilities under a very tight deadline, and in Cobb County, that pressure has resulted in a huge error and hundreds of voters at risk of being disenfranchised.