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clean sweep

NOUN
clean slate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fresh start
WEAK
clean hands clear conscience new beginning square one tabula rasa
NOUN
conquest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annexation invasion occupation rout subjugation takeover
STRONG
acquisition appropriation conquering coup discomfiture killing overthrow score splash subjection success triumph win
WEAK
big win defeating grand slam routing subdual vanquishment
Antonyms
STRONGEST
surrender
STRONG
failure forfeit loss
WEAK
yielding
NOUN
landslide
Synonyms
STRONG
advantage conquest defeat killing overthrow superiority sweep triumph win
WEAK
grand slam
Antonyms
STRONG
disadvantage failure forfeit loss
NOUN
triumph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplishment coup feat gain grand slam success win
STRONG
ascendancy attainment conquest hit homer riot score sensation shoo-in splash surmounting takeover tour de force vanquishing
WEAK
big hit big win cinch feather in cap hole in one pushover smash hit sure bet sure thing the gold vanquishment walkover
Antonyms
STRONGEST
failure forfeit loss
WEAK
disaster
NOUN
victory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achievement advantage defeat gain grand slam hit sweep triumph winning
STRONG
ascendancy bull's-eye conquest control destruction dominion killing laurels overthrow prize subjugation superiority supremacy upset
WEAK
defeating feather in cap hole in one mission accomplished the gold upper hand
Antonyms
STRONGEST
failure forfeit loss
STRONG
inferiority subservience weakness

Example Sentences

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Germany were close to earning a clean sweep on the podium - their second of the week after doing so in the two-man event - but Switzerland swept in to take a surprise bronze.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Gu, 22, came to the Games in Italy targeting a clean sweep of golds in her three events after winning two golds and a silver at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

US-born Gu picked up two gold medals and a silver in Beijing, and came to Italy seeking a clean sweep.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

A clean sweep of the autumn followed, including the exhilarating win against New Zealand.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The deep ruts in the road were frozen and glazed with ice; the wind had a clean sweep across the prairies, a sweep that sometimes seemed about to carry Jethro before it.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt