sweeping changes
1sweeping — sweep‧ing [ˈswiːpɪŋ] adjective sweeping changes, cuts etc affect many people and make a big difference: • The multinational announced a sweeping reorganization of its trading and investment arm. • The firm has taken sweeping steps to tackle its… …
2sweeping — sweep|ing [ˈswi:pıŋ] adj 1.) affecting many things, or making an important difference to something sweeping changes/cuts/reforms etc ▪ They want to make sweeping changes to education policies. 2.) [only before noun] including a lot of information …
3sweeping — [[t]swi͟ːpɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A sweeping curve is a long wide curve. ...the long sweeping curve of Rio s Guanabara Bay. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which… …
4sweeping — adjective 1 affecting many things, or making a big difference to things: sweeping changes/cuts etc: sweeping changes that mean job cuts in every department | sweeping proposals 2 lacking knowledge of or consideration for facts or details:… …
5sweeping — 1. noun a) An instance of sweeping. The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning. b) The activity of sweeping. Sweeping took all morning. 2. adjective a) wide …
6sweeping — sweep|ing [ swipıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a sweeping change or development has a major effect: He proposed sweeping changes to the business. 2. ) not based on specific facts or details and therefore not completely accurate or fair: sweeping… …
7sweeping — adjective 1) sweeping changes Syn: extensive, wide ranging, global, broad, comprehensive, all inclusive, all embracing, far reaching, across the board; thorough, radical; informal wall to wall Ant: limited, narrow …
8sweeping — adj. & n. adj. 1 wide in range or effect (sweeping changes). 2 taking no account of particular cases or exceptions (a sweeping statement). n. (in pl.) dirt etc. collected by sweeping. Derivatives: sweepingly adv. sweepingness n …
9sweeping — adjective 1) sweeping changes Syn: extensive, wide ranging, broad, comprehensive, far reaching, thorough, radical 2) sweeping statements Syn: wholesale, blanket, general, unqualifie …
10Early social changes under Islam — A series of articles on Prophet of Islam Muhammad Life In Mecca · Hijra · …
