n. 25B6; adjective
sweeping changes : EXTENSIVE, wide-ranging, global, broad, comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, far-reaching, across the board; thorough, radical; informal wall-to-wall.
a sweeping victory : OVERWHELMING, decisive, thorough, complete, total, absolute, out-and-out, unqualified.
sweeping statements : WHOLESALE, blanket, generalized, all-inclusive, unqualified, indiscriminate, universal, oversimplified, imprecise.
sweeping banks of heather : BROAD, extensive, expansive, vast, spacious, boundless, panoramic.
limited, narrow, focused, small.