IELTS Anvil

sweeping

CEFR: C1
Wide-ranging, comprehensive, and having major, extensive consequences across an entire organization or society.

Synonyms

  • comprehensive
  • wholesale
  • broad-ranging

Common Collocations

  • sweeping changes
  • sweeping reforms
  • sweeping generalization

Example Sentence

The government initiated sweeping reforms to streamline planning permissions for renewable wind farms.

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