The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

scope, swing, span: The Hubbell space telescope has a farther
sweep than any on earth.
sweeping adj. 1 comprehensive, (all-)inclusive, general, extensive,
universal, all-embracing, broad, widespread, wide(-ranging),
far-ranging, blanket, umbrella, catholic, exhaustive, radical,
thorough(-going), out-and-out, across the board, wholesale,
Colloq wall-to-wall: We must institute sweeping reforms of the
party before the election. 2 complete, total, overwhelming,
decisive: The first team enjoyed a sweeping victory in track
and field events.
sweet adj. 1 sugary, honey-like, honeyed, sweetened: Sweet breakfast
cereals are bad for your teeth. 2 fragrant, perfumed, scented,
aromatic, ambrosial, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, balmy,
redolent: The night air was sweet with jasmine. 3 harmonious,
melodious, sweet-sounding, euphonious, dulcet, musical, tuneful,
euphonic, mellifluous, mellow, lyric, silvery, bell-like,
golden: I could hear McCormick's sweet voice singing 'Danny
Boy'. 4 gentle, amiable, agreeable, genial, warm, friendly,
kind, nice, unassuming, easygoing; attractive, appealing,
charming, winning, pleasant, pleasing, lovely; cute, pretty:
Jane normally has such a sweet disposition. Old Mrs Hughes was
always sweet to me when I was little. Amy looks so sweet in her
new dress. What a sweet little kitten! 5 dear, beloved,
precious, prized, treasured, wonderful, marvellous, splendid,
Colloq great: How sweet life can be! 6 considerate, attentive,
solicitous, thoughtful, sympathetic, compassionate, kind,
kind-hearted, generous, gracious, accommodating: How sweet it
was of you to bring flowers! 7 cloying, sentimental, syrupy,
saccharine, treacly, precious, honeyed, sickening, Colloq
gushing, gushy, sloppy, soppy, maudlin, sticky, Brit twee,
Colloq icky: Claire is so sweet that she really overdoes it
sometimes. 8 sweet on. fond of, taken with, keen on, devoted
to, enamoured of, infatuated with, (head over heels) in love
with, Colloq wild or mad or crazy about, nuts about or over,
Slang gone on, stuck on, batty about: We were teasing Rick
about being sweet on Anne.
--n. 9 Often, sweets. bon-bon, chocolate, confection,
sweetmeat, Old-fashioned comfit, US candy: Harry always brings
a box of sweets for my mother when he comes to see me. 10
dessert, Brit pudding, afters: For a sweet we can offer you a