ubiquitous

[ yoo-bik-wi-tuh s ]

/ yuˈbɪk wɪ təs /

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adjective

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.

Nearby words

Also u·biq·ui·tar·y

[yoo-bik-wi-ter-ee] /yuˈbɪk wɪˌtɛr i/.

Origin of ubiquitous

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

SYNONYMS FOR ubiquitous

See omnipresent.

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Related forms

u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverbu·biq·ui·tous·ness, nounnon·u·biq·ui·tar·y, adjectivenon·u·biq·ui·tous, adjective

non·u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverbnon·u·biq·ui·tous·ness, nounun·u·biq·ui·tous, adjectiveun·u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverbun·u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for ubiquitous

Because the federal government has become so ubiquitous and voracious, there seems to be no negotiating with its size and scope.
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By then the S-75 had earned a reputation similar to that of the ubiquitous AK-47 automatic rifle, designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov.
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The Buk that brought down MH17 is the high-tech equivalent of the ubiquitous AK-47.
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Despite the detractors, Red Alert has become so ubiquitous that even the government is aware of it.
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But that changed in the 19th century, when two important developments helped make ice cream the ubiquitous snack it is today.
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But almost before they were there arrived the irrepressible, ubiquitous guns.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens
Description of this familiar and ubiquitous bird is quite superfluous.
Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
This ubiquitous little mollusk seems content in any station, and swarms in all the sandy bays of Florida.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
They are now safe here from the destroying power of the ubiquitous tourist's foot.
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Everybody knows our common English stone-crops—or if he doesn't he ought to, for they are pretty and ubiquitous.
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British Dictionary definitions for ubiquitous

ubiquitous

/ (juːˈbɪkwɪtəs) /

adjective

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

Derived Formsubiquitously, adverbubiquity or ubiquitousness, noun

Word Origin for ubiquitous

C14: from Latin ubīque everywhere, from ubī where

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Word Origin and History for ubiquitous

ubiquitous

adj.

"turning up everywhere," 1837, from ubiquity + -ous. The earlier word was ubiquitary (1580s), from Modern Latin ubiquitarius, from ubique. Related: Ubiquitously; ubiquitousness.