ubiquitous

Also u·biq·ui·tar·y

[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs]

adjective

1. existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent.

   ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.

ubiquitous

/ juːˈbɪkwɪtəs /

adjective

1. having or seeming to have the ability to be everywhere at once; omnipresent

Other Word Forms

• ubiquity noun
• ubiquitously adverb
• ubiquitousness noun
• nonubiquitary adjective
• nonubiquitous adjective
• nonubiquitously adverb
• nonubiquitousness noun
• unubiquitous adjective
• unubiquitously adverb
• unubiquitousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ubiquitous¹

First recorded in 1830–40; ubiquit(y) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of ubiquitous¹

C14: from Latin ubīque everywhere, from ubī where

Synonym Study

See omnipresent.

Example Sentences

For Mr. Fatsis, the dictionary is an item “as ubiquitous as a spatula” and as likely to be gathering dust but, in his experience, both deeply serious in purpose and endlessly diverting.

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The plastic pollution problem is so ubiquitous that microplastics have been found on the highest mountain peaks, in the deepest ocean trench and scattered throughout almost every part of the human body.

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When smartphones became ubiquitous, I assumed it would tamp down on public misbehavior, because cameras would be everywhere, and nobody would want to get caught and shamed.

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The race to develop wearable technology that could become as ubiquitous as smartphones is intensifying as AI assistants become increasingly integrated into people’s daily lives.

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Once in Kerala, the film whizzes through a checklist of things a layperson might associate with the tourist-favourite state - its famous backwaters, the ubiquitous coconut trees, toddy, elephants, and Onam, its most popular festival.

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Related Words

• everywhere 
• omnipresent 
• pervasive 
• universal