Defenition of the word sweeping

Defenition of the word sweeping
- Having broad range or effect.
- having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms"
- moving in a wide curve; "sweeping strokes"
- 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"
- the act of cleaning with a broom
- ignoring distinctions; "indiscriminate slaughter of a population"; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
- ignoring distinctions; "sweeping generalizations"; "wholesale destruction"
- ignoring distinctions
- taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination