Advertisement

View definitions for sweep

sweep

noun as in range, extent

noun as in movement

verb as in brush off, away

verb as in fly, glide

Advertisement

Discover More

Example Sentences

Decorative yes, but a daily handbag that will sweep through the closets of women worldwide?

In the long sweep of LGBT equality, it could have stood as a seminal moment.

The “24-hour news cycle” just makes them harder to sweep under the rug and ignore.

It was a street-sweep, and violence had broken out, and the government was cracking down.

The remains were shipped to Fiji just as the war was about to sweep the region.

To talk German was beyond the sweep of my dizziest ambition, but an Italian runner or porter instantly presented himself.

He walked up the sweep of sandy drive to the hotel and went through the big glass doors.

Thenceforth, it ebbed, though it raged madly for a while in the effort to sweep away the obstruction.

And then if the ghost of a chimney-sweep were to appear—and why not the spirit of a sweep as well as anybody else?

It is otherwise with the people who dwell upon the land over which these atmospheric convulsions sweep.

Synonym of the day

Which one is a synonym for resolved?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 159 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sweep, such as: span, stretch, ambit, breadth, compass, and extension.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement