sweep

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of SWEEP

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends <Mrs. Griswold has been a teacher for so long that the sweep of her influence extends across three generations of the townspeople>

Synonyms ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confines, dimension(s), extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width

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