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permeating

ADJECTIVE
occupying
Synonyms
STRONG
commanding controlling covering holding maintaining obtaining owning pervading placed possessing posted remaining residing resting sitting situated staying tenanting
WEAK
assigned to living in settled on taking up
Antonyms
WEAK
gone leaving removing
ADJECTIVE
penetrating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biting piercing trenchant
STRONG
carrying clear-cut crisp cutting edged entering forcing infiltrating pointed puncturing shrill
WEAK
going through ingoing intrusive passing through penetrant pervasive pungent sharp strong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kind nice weak
STRONG
soft
WEAK
blunt dull idiotic senseless stupid unintelligent
ADJECTIVE
pervasive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
common inescapable omnipresent prevalent rife ubiquitous universal
WEAK
all over the place can't get away from general pervading wall-to-wall widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rare scarce uncommon
WEAK
light limited narrow
ADJECTIVE
spreading
Synonyms
STRONG
radial
WEAK
patulous
Antonyms
WEAK
suppressed

Example Sentences

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A second attempt begins at 11:17 p.m., but the crew aborts and declares an emergency when flight attendants report feeling sick due to an unexplained smell permeating the cabin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Licensing for movies and TV is also booming, and with Y2K nostalgia permeating today’s media, Spears may be selling at an opportune time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

In a post on X, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan called it “a key milestone for permeating the U.S. financial system.”

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

A deeper investigation revealed silver deposits permeating his tissues, turning him a hue more often reserved for science fiction.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

My gorge rose at the reek of rotten meat permeating the air.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros