pervasive

[per-vey-siv] / pərˈveɪ sɪv /

ADJECTIVE

extensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

common inescapable omnipresent prevalent rife ubiquitous universal

WEAK

all over the place can't get away from general permeating pervading wall-to-wall widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rare scarce uncommon

WEAK

light limited narrow

Example Sentences

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People are just afraid or they don’t want the hassle, and it is pervasive.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

AI’s pervasive presence makes it almost impossible to discern what is actually going on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

They also spoke out against "pervasive, opaque and harmful industrial subsidies, market-distortive practices of state-owned enterprises, and all forms of forced technology transfer".

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

It is, of course, the pervasive smell of jet fuel.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

He believed that since decay, vice, filth, and disorder were pervasive, they must be in the Nature of Things.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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