Sweeping synonyms
swē'pĭng
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full (related)
Complete; with nothing omitted.
The definition of widespread is something well-known or given out over a large area or to a large group of people.
Enlarged or broad in meaning, scope, or influence:
The definition of wholesale is relating to the sale of many goods at once.
Large in extent, range, or amount.
Applying to or including everything:
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comprehensive (related)
The definition of comprehensive is covered widely or understood fully.
Taking a great deal or everything within its scope; comprehensive:
(Slang) Excellent; wonderful.
Very great in scope or import:
exclusive (antonym)
Not accompanied by others; single or sole:
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narrow (antonym)
Barely sufficient; close:
Comprehensive in extent or depth:
Providing all amenities, benefits or perquisites in a single package.
Alternative spelling of broad-spectrum.
Broad in size or extent; comprehensive:
Covering a wide scope
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Alternative spelling of far-reaching.
Not limited in scope, area, or application:
Of great extent or amount
All-encompassing, all around.
Covering a wide area; including much:
Covering a wide scope
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specific (related)
(Physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)
To extend, stretch, reach, or pass over or across
To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
To interfere with; thwart or obstruct:
(Informal) To fight, quarrel, or argue
Embroil is defined as to involve someone in an argument or confusion.
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(Computers) To cause text or other graphics in a window or frame to appear larger on the screen.
To whisk is defined as to move something or someone very quickly, or to beat or mix foods using a special kitchen tool, also called a whisk.
vacuuming
To vacuum is to clean using a tool that sucks dirt or other elements into a storage container.
To swoop is to move or arc downward through the air rapidly, or to come in quickly and seize something, or to carry out an unexpected attack.
To extend or reach over a distance or area or in a given direction:
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:
To run or range about, as in search or pursuit
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To be removable:
To move in an orbit or circle
To descend with little or no engine power, using airflow to control lift
To carry or transport in an aircraft or spacecraft:
To present; offer:
To shoot (an animal, for example) with a dart, especially to inject a drug.
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The graph of a function on a coordinate plane. In this technical sense, straight lines, circles, and waves are all curves.
To use a brush on; clean, polish, paint, smooth, etc. with a brush
A city of central Oregon on the Deschutes River in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range.
To clean or put in order:
In a clear manner; so as to be clear
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To manage or navigate (a boat or ship)
To suspend on hinges:
To signal or express by waving the hand or an object held in the hand:
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.
To wave, shake, or exhibit in a menacing, challenging, or exultant way; flourish
mopping (related)
To mop is to clean or wipe up with a cleaning tool.
expressing (related)
By express
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graceful (related)
precipitous (related)
breathtaking (related)
Alternative spelling of large-scale.
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