noun
- the quality of being comprehensive, extensive, or all-encompassing
Usage: formal
Examples
- The sweepingness of the new regulations surprised many business owners.
- Critics questioned the sweepingness of the government’s surveillance powers.
- The sweepingness of her knowledge impressed the interview panel.
- The reform’s sweepingness made it difficult to implement quickly.
- He was known for the sweepingness of his historical analyses.
- The sweepingness of the changes left no department unaffected.