omnipresent

[om-nuh-prez-uhnt]

adjective

1. present everywhere at the same time.

   the omnipresent God.

omnipresent

/ ˌɒmnɪˈprɛzənt /

adjective

1. (esp of a deity) present in all places at the same time

Other Word Forms

• omnipresence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnipresent¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin omnipraesent- (stem of omnipraesēns ), equivalent to Latin omni- omni- + praesent- present ¹

Synonym Study

Omnipresent, ubiquitous refer to the quality of being everywhere. Omnipresent emphasizes in a lofty or dignified way the power, usually divine, of being present everywhere at the same time, as though all-enveloping: Divine law is omnipresent. Ubiquitous is applied to that which seems to appear in many and all sorts of places, or in an undignified or humorous way is “all over the place,” often when unwanted: A bore seems to be ubiquitous.

Example Sentences

“The vast scope and vague language of the news distortion policy cast an omnipresent shadow over broadcasters’ freedom of expression while leaving the policy open to partisan weaponization,” the petition notes.

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Its relentless march across America’s Great Plains would have been far less efficient without the region’s endless, powerful, omnipresent curtain of wind.

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The controversy gained traction because of Smith’s record of championing the marginalized, citing theorists like Frantz Fanon while targeting empires and the omnipresent patriarchy.

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Her face was so omnipresent that a man she’d recently gone on a date with — someone who didn’t fully understand what she did for a living — spotted her on television with some confusion.

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For the uninitiated, “Cabaret” begins with a marionette-like male character named the Emcee, the omnipresent master of ceremonies of an underground Kit Kat Club in 1931 Berlin, smiling into a warped mirror.

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Related Words

• infinite 
• pervasive 
• ubiquitous