Definitions

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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It all looked so different from the newer league table format, which led to a clean sweep of Premier League teams, giving rise to suggestions they could dominate the latter stages.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"We love the women's team and the women's team loved us, and we're so proud that we had a clean sweep of gold medals."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

China's defending champion Gu, who came to Italy seeking a clean sweep of three golds in her events, has so far failed to top the podium, winning silver medals in slopestyle and big air.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 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

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

clean sweep

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