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Antonyms for sweep
swipsweep
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
sweep
To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Cleanse is especially applied to purifying processes where liquid is used, as in the flushing of a street, etc. We brush clothing if dusty, sponge it, or sponge it off, if soiled; or sponge off a spot. Furniture, books, etc., are dusted; floors are mopped or scrubbed; metallic utensils are scoured; a room is swept; soiled garments are washed; foul air or water is purified. Cleanse and purify are used extensively in a moral sense; wash in that sense is archaic. Compare AMEND.
Antonyms:
befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, deprave, pollute, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, vitiateSynonyms:
brush, clean, cleanse, disinfect, dust, lave, mop, purify, rinse, scour, scrub, sponge, wash, wipePreposition:
Cleanse of or from physical or moral defilement; cleanse with an instrument; by an agent; the room was cleansed by the attendants with soap and water.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
sweep, expansenoun
a wide scope
"the sweep of the plains"
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surface area, sweep oar, slam, area, end run, expanse, chimneysweep, chimneysweeperchimneysweeper, chimneysweep, sweepnoun
someone who cleans soot from chimneys
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sweep oar, chimneysweep, end run, chimneysweeper, slam, expanseslam, sweepnoun
winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
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barb, dig, sweep oar, slam, shot, chimneysweeper, shaft, expanse, jibe, end run, gibe, chimneysweepsweep, sweep oarnoun
a long oar used in an open boat
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sweep oar, chimneysweep, end run, chimneysweeper, slam, expanseend run, sweepnoun
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
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sweep oar, chimneysweep, end run, chimneysweeper, slam, expansesweepverb
a movement in an arc
"a sweep of his arm"
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sweep oar, chimneysweep, end run, chimneysweeper, slam, expansebrush, sweepverb
sweep across or over
"Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
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span, traverse, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, cross, drag in, broomsweep, sailverb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
"The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
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span, navigate, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, voyage, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomsweep, broomverb
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
"Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
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span, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomembroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag inverb
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
"They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
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swing, sail, swing out, mat, entangle, espouse, get behind, snarl, scuff, hale, drag, sweep up, embrace, span, adopt, brush, drag out, tangle, hang back, trail, cart, puff, dishevel, traverse, broom, ravel, drag on, dredge, drop back, drag in, draw, cross, tousle, drop behind, embroil, haul, knotcross, traverse, span, sweepverb
to cover or extend over an area or time period
"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
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sail, cut through, get over, scotch, swing out, frustrate, spoil, cut across, foil, drag, sweep up, span, hybridize, brush, thwart, tangle, crossbreed, baffle, intersect, traverse, broom, pass over, swing, drag in, cover, cross, hybridise, get across, deny, embroil, bilk, track, interbreedsweepverb
clean by sweeping
"Please sweep the floor"
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span, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomsweepverb
win an overwhelming victory in or on
"Her new show dog swept all championships"
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span, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomsweepverb
cover the entire range of
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span, traverse, cross, drag, embroil, sail, sweep up, tangle, brush, swing out, swing, drag in, broomswing, sweep, swing outverb
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
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dangle, sweep up, sail, tangle, sway, broom, brush, drop, get around, swing, embroil, swing out, swing over, drag in, cross, span, drag, traverse
How to use sweep in a sentence?
I feel my immortality over sweep all pains, all tears, all time, all fears, - and peal, like the eternal thunders of the deep, into my ears, this truth, - thou livest forever
I’m sorry that it may be bad politics for Republicans in their midterm campaigns, the Democratic-led Congress is not going to just sweep Jan. 6 under the rug. The truth will come out.
Let’s not forget that last night was supposed to be Ted Cruz’s big night. It was the night where he was going to sweep. The states were tailor made for the kind of campaign he was running. We beat him in Georgia. We beat him in half the states on the map.
While many in the media and the American public have been trying to bring down the President without evidence that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the election, there is a ton of actual evidence of real misconduct that those same people have been attempting to completely sweep under the rug.
I'm emotional every game here [ in New Orleans ], willie being my brother, somebody I talk to about everything, us not talking this whole series, seeing his son sitting on the baseline.READ : Boston Celtics complete 4-0 sweep of the Brooklyn Nets to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffsWillie Green and Chris Paul played together in New Orleans -RSB-. {.
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