| Main Entry: | pervasive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extensive |
Synonyms: |
all over the place, can't get away from, common, general, inescapable, omnipresent, permeating, pervading, prevalent, rife, ubiquitous, universal, wall-to-wall, widespread |
Antonyms: |
light, limited, narrow |
| Main Entry: | extensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | far-reaching, thorough |
Synonyms: |
across the board, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, big, blanket*, boundless, broad, capacious, commodious, comprehensive, comprising, considerable, expanded, extended, far-flung, general, great, hefty, huge, inclusive, indiscriminate, large, large-scale, lengthy, long, major, pervasive, prevalent, protracted, roomy, scopic, scopious, sizable, spacious, sweeping, unexclusive, universal, unrestricted, vast, voluminous, wall to wall, wholesale, wide, wide-ranging, widespread |
Antonyms: |
limited, narrow, restricted, short, uncomprehensive |
| Main Entry: | far-reaching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broad, widespread |
Synonyms: |
extensive, far-ranging, important, momentous, pervasive, significant, sweeping, wide |
Antonyms: |
incomprehensible, insignificant, narrow, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | omnipresent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | all-present |
Synonyms: |
everywhere, infinite, pervading, pervasive, ubiquitary, ubiquitous, universal |
| Notes: | omnipresent means present in all places at the same time; omniscient means infinitely wise or all-knowing; omnipotent means having unlimited power |
| Main Entry: | penetrating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stinging, harsh |
Synonyms: |
biting, carrying, clear-cut, crisp, cutting, edged, entering, forcing, going through, infiltrating, ingoing, intrusive, passing through, penetrant, permeating, pervasive, piercing, pointed, puncturing, pungent, sharp, shrill, strong, trenchant |
Antonyms: |
blunt, dull |
| Main Entry: | ubiquitous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ever-present |
Synonyms: |
all-over, everywhere, omnipresent, pervasive, ubiquitary, universal, wall-to-wall |
Antonyms: |
rare, scarce |
| Main Entry: | widespread |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extensive |
Synonyms: |
across the board, all over the place, boundless, broad, common, comprehensive, current, diffuse, epidemic, far-flung, far-reaching, general, on a large scale, outspread, overall, pandemic, pervasive, popular, prevailing, prevalent, public, rampant, regnant, rife, ruling, sweeping, universal, unlimited, unrestricted, wall-to-wall, wholesale |
Antonyms: |
concentrated, limited, local, narrow |