Synonyms of swath

swath

noun

variants or swathe

1

as in strip

a long narrow area

The mower cut a swath through the tall grass.

A large swath of the country was affected by the hurricane.

From the cliffside, we enjoyed a stunning view of the swath of coastline below.

Related Words

• strip
• area
• part(s)
• region
• land
• zone
• corridor
• tract
• belt
• neck
• territory
• district
• terrain
• domain
• realm
• range
• vicinity
• neighborhood
• latitude(s)

2

as in list

a long narrow piece of material

They decorated the walls with swaths of fabric.

Related Words

• strip
• list
• ribbon
• tape
• binding
• belt
• strap
• bandage
• girth
• slip
• swatch
• band
• slat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swath

Those investments have also lifted the stock market even as a growing swath of other companies have experienced sharp declines in their share prices. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Rwanda has acknowledged defensive “security coordinationâ€� with the M23 insurgents, who have held large swaths of mineral-rich eastern DR Congo for more than a year. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

But Futura Sciences reports that the plant was heralded as something of a miracle in the 1930s, when soil erosion devastated wild swaths of farmland in the South, following the Dust Bowl. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026

He’s handcuffed to this stupid project, and swaths of people have instantly turned their back on him without knowing any of the facts. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026