ubiquitous
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9.0
- adjective
- /juˈbɪkwɪtəs/
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omnipresente
- Smartphones are so ubiquitous nowadays that it's hard to find someone without one.
- ubiquitous presence
- become ubiquitous
- seem to be ubiquitous
Well, it's not obvious that you need them to be ubiquitous throughout the Galaxy.
- Well, it's not obvious that you need them to be ubiquitous throughout the Galaxy.
- These things are so ubiquitous that the person that designed them is forgotten.
- But it's more insidious and more ubiquitous than that because children have certain basic needs.
- You're finding vulnerabilities and these technologies that are ubiquitous throughout, you know, the consumer space.
- Natural fibers such as wood were still being used, and of course the ubiquitous pot metals.
- There's a word that's making is becoming too ubiquitous, I think.
- So yeah, it seems more ubiquitous, the search based platforms.
Examples
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For the "born digital" generation, digital media, such as podcasts, are ubiquitous in work, play, and social communication.
Academic text (2013) -
The concept of a Great Flood is ubiquitous throughout the ancient world, with over 200 different cited claims in different periods and times.
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But I remember that song was ubiquitous when it came out.
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These things are so ubiquitous that the person that designed them is forgotten.
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It's so present and ubiquitous that you don't even realize it's a thing.
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It is one of the most ubiquitous of electronic components.
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More or less subtle forms of ethnonationalism, for example, are ubiquitous in immigration policy around the globe.
Academic text (2008) -
One historian emphasized their ubiquitous presence: "Bands were the most important musical organizations in nineteenth-century America."
Academic text (2008) -
But precision torque grips are ubiquitous, so we hardly notice how common they are.
Academic text (2011) -
Digital devices have become ubiquitous, seen in nearly every household and workplace.
Synonyms
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4.2
True in all places and for all people
256
3.6
Happening in many places or among many people
77
3.0
Present in large amounts or more than needed
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7.1
Spreads through a place or group and affects many people
64
3.8
Common in many places or among many people at a certain time
19
4.4
Something that is always there and hard to ignore
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7.7
Present everywhere at the same time
Antonyms
How Widespread
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ubiquitous comes from the Latin word ubique, which means 'everywhere' and from the root ubi meaning 'where', like the English word 'where'. So something ubiquitous is found 'everywhere', as if it is in every place you look.