sweeping
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of cleaning with a broom
Types & categories
- cleaning hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
a sweeping glance
Related & opposite
- broad similar to
Sense 3 adjective
ignoring distinctions
sweeping generalizations
Related & opposite
- indiscriminate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | broom |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sweep |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cleaning |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | broad |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | indiscriminate |