ubiquitous

ubiq·ui·tous

adj \yü-ˈbi-kwə-təs\

Definition of UBIQUITOUS

: existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread <a ubiquitous fashion>

— ubiq·ui·tous·ly adverb

— ubiq·ui·tous·ness noun

Examples of UBIQUITOUS

1. The company's advertisements are ubiquitous.
2. <by that time cell phones had become ubiquitous, and people had long ceased to be impressed by the sight of one>

First Known Use of UBIQUITOUS

1830

Related to UBIQUITOUS

Synonyms: common or garden [chiefly British], commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent, garden-variety, household, ordinary, quotidian, routine, common, usual

Antonyms: extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual

Related Words: normal, regular, standard; de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory; general, universal; ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing; endemic, popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant; perennial, recurrent, repeated

Near Antonyms: aberrant, abnormal, irregular, unnatural; intermittent, occasional, sporadic

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Rhymes with UBIQUITOUS

iniquitous