sweepingly
With broad strokes
Sweepingly describes actions or statements made in a broad, all-encompassing manner, often without attention to exceptions or nuances.
It typically modifies verbs of speaking or claiming: The critic sweepingly dismissed the entire genre as worthless.
The word carries a faintly negative connotation, suggesting that something important may have been overlooked in favor of a grand generalization.
In general terms
- simplisticallyIn an oversimplified manner
- reductivelyIn oversimplified manner
- stereotypicallyIn a clichéd manner
- indiscriminatelyWithout making distinctions
carelessly · hastily · prejudicially · uncritically · overgeneralize · pigeonhole · broad-brush
Covering many subjects
- encompassingIncluding all within bounds
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
- blanketSoft bed covering
wholesale · across-the-board · far-reaching · extensive · expansive · universal · global · overarching
In imposing manner
- majesticallyIn an impressive manner
- magnificentlyIn an impressive manner
- spectacularlyIn a visually stunning manner
- impressivelyIn a striking manner
strikingly · boldly · emphatically · powerfully · theatrically · grandiosely · imposingly · monumentally
Without any qualification
- summarilyWithout formality or delay
- offhandedlyWithout prior preparation
- brusquelyIn an abrupt manner
- curtlyRudely brief in speech
peremptorily · cavalierly · glibly · hastily · unthinkingly · carelessly · rashly · recklessly
broadly
In general terms
- simplisticallyIn an oversimplified manner
- reductivelyIn oversimplified manner
- stereotypicallyIn a clichéd manner
indiscriminately · carelessly · hastily · prejudicially · uncritically · overgeneralize · pigeonhole · broad-brush
wide-ranging
Covering many subjects
- encompassingIncluding all within bounds
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
blanket · wholesale · across-the-board · far-reaching · extensive · expansive · universal · global · overarching · indiscriminate
grandly
In imposing manner
- majesticallyIn an impressive manner
- magnificentlyIn an impressive manner
- spectacularlyIn a visually stunning manner
impressively · strikingly · boldly · emphatically · powerfully · theatrically · grandiosely · imposingly · monumentally · resplendently
categorically
Without any qualification
- summarilyWithout formality or delay
- offhandedlyWithout prior preparation
- brusquelyIn an abrupt manner
curtly · peremptorily · cavalierly · glibly · hastily · unthinkingly · carelessly · rashly · recklessly · blithely
- artistic adverbsartistically, stylistically, expressively, evocatively, poetically
sweepinglynarrowly
By a small margin
partially · selectively · locally · incompletely · exclusively
sweepinglyspecifically
In a precise manner
precisely · particularly · exactly · pointedly · narrowly
sweepinglyminorly
To a small degree
slightly · marginally · modestly · incrementally · gradually
- sweeping awayRemoving with broad strokes
- sweeping under the rug
- sweeping asideForcefully dismissing or removing
- street sweepingRemoving debris from roadways
- sweeping curves
- sweeping motion