sweeping

adjective14 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.7

a very decisive and comprehensive win in a contest or election

a significant and wide-reaching alteration

a very general remark that is often unfair or untrue

a major set of changes to a law, system, or institution

a broad conclusion based on little evidence

a wide, panoramic view of a landscape

a large, dramatic movement of the hands or arms

a large, grand staircase with a wide curve

a claim that is too general and lacks specific evidence

a long, elegant bend, like in a road or river

a broad, continuous movement, often with the arms

a piece of proposed legislation with very broad effects

a wide, curved movement or shape

a formal accusation that criticizes a person or system in a general and severe way