SWEPT Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

swept

verb

Definition of swept

past tense of sweep

as in flowed

to move or proceed smoothly and readily the wind swept across the plain without respite

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in curved

to turn away from a straight line or course from this point the mountain range sweeps to the northeast and extends into the next state

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightened

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swept With German rider Richard Vogel, the Westphalian bay swept the first two show jumping majors of the season, at The Dutch Masters and Aachen, Germany. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The wealthy city’s economy was also battered by a financial crisis that swept across Asia. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Miley Cyrus, open-mouthed, nudged Kerry Washington as the woman in spangles swept by—this was red-carpet clothing, flashbulb clothing, clothing to be seen in once rather than excavated annually from a closet of perennials. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Boston swept a three-game series against the Angels in Anaheim in early July. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 The two victims whose remains were found after flash flooding swept through the Grand Canyon were seen photographed on the same trip prior to the deadly incident. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Flash floods swept through some of the park’s most celebrated sites following an afternoon thunderstorm on Saturday, according to the National Park Service. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The death toll from the catastrophic floods that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet last week has risen beyond 1,000 people, while thousands of people remain missing. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 And all you Chicken Jockey popcorn-throwing troublemakers — your impact on moviedom has been swept from the theater. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swept

Verb

Famously, Stevie’s substance of choice was cocaine, which flowed backstage along with champagne.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Everything about the experience, better than water itself, just flowed.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

Sometime after Lizzie and Emma’s estrangement, Nance and Lizzie also drifted apart, and, in 1916, Nance married fellow actor Alfred Hickman.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
The ones who hesitate, or answer in generalities about market opportunity, are usually the ones where the practice has drifted furthest from its original purpose.

— Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of drifted

Verb

Clancy’s father, seated in the second row directly behind his daughter, leaned forward and bowed his head.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Related Stories While onstage before his new film bowed on the first night of the serene Colorado festival, Haigh seemed faintly astonished to be there at all.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of bowed

Verb

And a 26-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin arrived aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Beagle, which had sailed from England nearly four years earlier on a mission to chart South America.

— Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 14, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Sep. 2026
Tyler Shough’s two-point pass attempt sailed over Noah Fant, allowing Detroit to avoid the near-collapse with a 31-30 victory in overtime.

— Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sailed

Verb

Rocchio rounded first base, reached second and raced toward left field, his teammates chasing after him like a swarm of honeybees following their queen.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) rounded out the top three.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rounded

Verb

The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026