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Synonyms for pervasive

  • adjective

Most common

pervading permeant permeative wide-spread

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Manifested throughout — manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything

pervading, penetrating

2. Permeative

permeative, permeant

3. Ubiquitous

wide-spread, ubiquitous, prevailing

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

    The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.

Example sentences

  • pervading The scent of lilacs is pervading the garden.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pervasiverising
pervadingsteady
permeantsteady
permeativerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
permeant
9 letters
pervading3
10 letters
prevailing3, ubiquitous4, permeative
11 letters
penetrating4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pervading3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pervasif
Deutsch
durchdringend