ubiquitous

American  

[yoo-bik-wi-tuhs] / yuˈbɪk wɪ təs /

Also ubiquitary

adjective

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

   ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.

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ubiquitous British  

/ juːˈbɪkwɪtəs /

adjective

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

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Related Words

See omnipresent.

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of ubiquitous

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

Example Sentences

Using Unreal "gives us access to a broad swath" of developers, he said, calling it "an ubiquitous tool that so many people will use and get".

From Barron's

His image is plastered on billboards in public spaces and his photograph is ubiquitous in shops.

From BBC

People still out exercising or running errands shared video of intercepts and damage in the city’s ubiquitous chat groups.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brink’s is also known for securely transporting cash, as well as stocking it into ATMs through their ubiquitous Brink’s trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even West never suspected that her work would contribute to a world-changing technology so ubiquitous that many people would be literally lost without it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• everywhere
• omnipresent
• pervasive
• universal