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

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Relevance

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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

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straightened

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Recent Examples of swept Panic swept through the Irkutsk region of eastern Siberia this weekend following the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Record heat swept much of the continent, leading to tens of thousands of excess deaths. — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026 If the Dodgers go into one of their team-wide funks, they could get swept. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The state mandated that these policies be strengthened after large rallies and encampments protesting the ongoing war in Gaza swept through college campuses in 2024. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Stewart and the Storm eventually won that series and swept the Mystics in the finals. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 The silver is especially concentrated around the front and crown, where her hair is swept smoothly back from her face. — Marci Robin, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026 San Diego swept the Cubs in two games in the Wild Card round and has been the best team in baseball since around the All-Star Break. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 But a new wave of indignation swept Spain when Abascal, who uses a wheelchair, was carried on a stretcher from her apartment after police cordoned off the street. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swept

Verb

Star67, a private-dining concept, kept the crowd snacking on birthday cake bites and ice cream sundaes as the drinks flowed.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Material from both sides of this line flowed together to assemble the parent objects of Bennu, Ryugu and CI chondrites, with ice acting like glue to bond the fine dust particles together.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of flowed

Verb

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The signature curved heel from the designer’s Larroudé past collections returns, but this time also in a kitten heel iteration.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of curved

Verb

After the young widow stepped back behind the black curtains, where scoops of mint chocolate chip in disposable bamboo bowls drifted through a room of donors and White House staffers, the evening moved from celebration to wake.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Now Alicia, a New York dame, drifted over to the orange jackets.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of drifted

Verb

Stupnitsky’s star has been on the rise since his Universal comedy Good Boys bowed in 2019.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
Over the past 15 years, Da Vittorio has expanded to key international cities, from Saint Moritz, which opened in 2012, to Shanghai, which bowed in 2019.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of bowed

Verb

Aubrey's 65-yard attempt with about 30 seconds left in the second quarter sailed wide left.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Before its commissioning, the destroyer sailed from Norfolk to Florida and then traveled to Alaska through the Panama Canal.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailed

Verb

Netflix has rounded out the series regular cast for its college hockey romance drama series Icebreaker, based on Hannah Grace‘s bestselling novel.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
The collection was rounded out by footwear provided by fellow niche label Michel Piza, designed by Mexican talent Paola Michel Piza.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 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

Definition of glided

Verb

As the Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho slipped past the Florida Panthers defense for a breakaway, the Florida Panthers’ new goaltender set up in his crease.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
The Latino officers who spoke to The Times said the department has for too long prioritized the promotion of Black members of the force to leadership roles while the representation of Latinos in the highest ranks has slipped.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of slipped

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