sweep

sweep

noun

Definition 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

Related Words gamut, spectrum, spread; bailiwick, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, province, region, specialty, sphere, terrain; frontier; horizon, panorama