Sweep

/swiːp/

Synonyms for "sweep" (550 found)

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Closest matches (110)

aberrancy aberration advance airscape ambit arc archball the jackbarrelbe effortlessbe painlessbendbend backbending bias bingo boom bow bowing bowl

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bowl alongbranching offbreezebreeze alongbroom brushbrush bybrush offbunt butt carry cascade cataract chasechimney sweepcircle circuitousness cityscapeclass lotteryclean cleanser clearclear sightclearance clip cloudscape coast coastingcolor visioncompasscone visionconfine conflexure corner course cover crookcrossing sweepercurl curvature curvecut alongdashday visiondaylight visiondeclination decurve deflect deflection deluge demolish departure depredate derby despoil destroy detour deviance deviancy deviation deviousness diapason digression discernment discursion

Noun(21 words)

arc arches arcing arcsbelt motionbesoms blow breadth breezing brooming brooms brush brushes chimneysweep chimneysweeper clean clear clearingcourse acrosscourses

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crazes

Verb(4 words)

arced broom brush cross

Strong matches (165)

distance divagation divarication divergence diversion do dogleg dome doubledraft lotterydrawing drift drifting drive embow encompass engulf environ errantry excursion

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excursus exorbitation extend extension extent eye eye-mindedness eyesight farsight farsightedness fieldfield of viewfield of visionflat raceflection fleece fleet flex flexure flit flood flounce flow flowingflue cleanerflyfly lowfoot forage foray forward freeboot freedom gamut geanticline geosynclinegive no troubleglance glide gliding glissade gogo easilygo fastgo like clockworkgo outgo overgrab baggraze gut hairpinhairpin turnhandicaphandicap raceharness racehighball holdhome in onhome onhook horizonhorse racehump hunchhurdle raceice skateice-skate identify impel incurvate incurve indirection inflect inflectioninterest lotteryinundatekeen sightken kenokentucky derbykiss landscape lie lookout loop loot lottery lottomake knotsmap maraud march meander measure movenight visionnipnumber lotterynumbers pooloar obliquity orbit outlookoutstrip the windoverbrim overflow overpass overrun overwhelm oxbow paddle panorama parade passpass overpass throughpatrol pedal perambulate perception peregrinate pererrate pererrationperipheral field

Verb(5 words)

dragdrag inembroil gusted panned

Noun(16 words)

dragnet dragnetsend runenfilade examine expanse flinging foxtrot gamut glissandi glissando landslides pan panning pans pass

Related words (275)

peripheral visionperspective perspicacity perspicuity photopiapick uppillage pinpointplate raceplunder ply polepour it onpour outpour overpower of sightpreakness stakespresent no difficultiesprey onpropel

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prospect purgepurse racepurview pushquarter-horse racequick sightradius raffle raid rambling rangerange overransack ravage raven ravish reachreach outrealm receive reconnoiter recurve reflect reflection reflex register reive remove retroflex rifle rip riverscaperod visionrollroller skateroller-skate round row runrun overrun smoothlys-curve sack sag sail sailing scale scan scape scavenger scene sceneryscenic viewscope scorch scotopia scourscour the countryscout scrape scull seascape seeingsense of sightsheer shift shiftingshifting courseshifting pathshove shunt sideslip sight sightedness sizzle skate skateboard skating skew ski skid skiing skim skyscape slant sled sledding sleigh slide sliding slip slipping slither slithering slop slosh span spectrum speed spillspill outspill overspoil spoliate spot spread stakestake racesteeplechasesteering oarstormstorm alongstraddle strayingstreet sweeperstretchstretch outstroke submerge surround swag swamp swaysweep alongsweep awaysweep outsweep upsweeper sweeping sweepstake sweepstakes swerve swerving swing swinging swoop tacktake inteartear alongthrustthrust outthunder alongtidy uptoboggan tobogganing tombola tontinetouch lightlytouch upontownscape track trail transit traveltravel overtravel throughtraverse treadle trigger trolltrotting racetrundletune inturn turningtwilight visiontwistunobstructed visionvacuum vacuum-clean variation vault veer view vision vistavisual acuityvisual fieldvisual sensevoyage wandering warp waterscape well whelm whisk whitewing whiz wind wingwipe outwork wellyaw zigzag zing zip zoom

Adjective(2 words)

physical searchsmooth movement

Noun(40 words)

rake rakes raking ramp rampaging range review romps roundupsrow sow seedsrows rushes scan scanning scope slam span spectrums stampedes stroke

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strum surging survey swathessweep oarswing swinge swipe swipes swiping swish swishes swishing swooping swoops trawling vortexes waltzing waves whisks

Verb(14 words)

raked sail span strafe streaked surgedsweep upswingswing outswished swishest tangle traverse waltzed

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6 relation types

More general

42 entries

action ambit clean cleaner cleaning compass continue cover coverage evaluate extend extent handle inspect involvemake clean

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More specific

21 entries

arcbroom sweepcurrent sweepdata sweepdustingfield sweepfrequency sweepgeographic sweepgyrationhistorical sweepliterary sweepliterature reviewmop sweepmopping polishingscoping review

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Collocations

9 entries

broad sweepclean sweepdata sweepfrequency sweeppolitical sweepsweep acrosssweeping motionsweeping reformwide sweep

Inflections

3 entries

sweeping sweeps swept

Derivations

5 entries

sweepage sweeper sweeping sweeps swept

similar

3 entries

broom brush sail

Translations

1 translations across 1 languages.

Finnish

1 entries

voittaa puhtaasti verb (sports: to win a series without loss or draw)

Sample sentences

42 total sentences available.

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If each would sweep before the door, we should have a clean city.

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You have only to sweep the floor.

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I'll sweep the floor while you wash the dishes.

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The children were assigned to sweep the room.

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