ubiquitous

    adjectiveBand 9formal

    UKjuˈbɪkwɪtəs
    USjuːˈbɪkwɪtəs

    Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

    A tabletop seen from above covered edge to edge with dozens of identical smartphones with dark screens
    Phones covering every inch: something ubiquitous is found everywhere you look.

    Smartphones have become ubiquitous.

    Wi-Fi is now almost ubiquitous in cities.

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    Think 'you-bik-witous' → it's wherever YOU look.

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    ubiquitous everywhereubiquitous

    Ubiquitous already means present everywhere.

    Goes with

    Words that go with ubiquitous: become ubiquitous; ubiquitous presence; all but ubiquitous.

    Similar and opposite

    Similar
    omnipresentpervasiveeverywhere
    Opposite
    rarescarce

    Word family

    The ubiquitous family: ubiquitous (adjective), ubiquity (noun), ubiquitously (adverb).

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