ambient 1 of 2

noun

Definition of ambientnext
as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient

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adjective

as in peripheral

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Recent Examples of ambient
Adjective
Morissette released her 10th album, the ambient music inspired The Storm Before the Calm, in 2022. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026 The team is currently applying this approach to devices installed across wall panels or doors to harvest ambient temperature differences. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 On the audio side, the One relies on 40-mm beryllium drivers, active noise cancellation, and an ambient mode backed by six microphones. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 With Alexa Plus, Amazon has taken a big step toward the ambient smart home the company has imagined for over a decade. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ambient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambient
  1. environment
  2. peripheral
  3. atmosphere
  4. marginal
  5. climate
  6. tangential
  7. surround
  8. encompassing
Noun
  • As in Spain, our ambition is to make BBC content available wherever audiences choose to watch, across both streaming and FAST environments.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Both experts recommended following general sleep hygiene practices, such as maintaining an optimal environment (dark, cool and quiet), keeping a consistent sleep schedule and avoiding sleep-disrupting substances such as alcohol and caffeine.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of environment
Adjective
  • Some series plucked peripheral movie characters for unnecessary small-screen addendums adventures.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The genetic disorder causes degeneration of the light sensing cells in the retina, which can degrade peripheral and night vision so much that patients can become legally blind by young adulthood.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of peripheral
Noun
  • The spa The atmosphere of the entire resort is quite tranquil, and feels spa-like itself.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That climate pattern sees the heating of ocean waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, which spur changes in the atmosphere that can affect weather around the world.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of atmosphere
Adjective
  • The trade is poised to benefit farmers, particularly women, in developing economies such as India by converting marginal and underutilized land into income-generating assets.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Rain chances are from 80% to 90% for the region with another 2-4 inches forecast bringing a marginal risk for excessive rainfall and some minor flooding.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of marginal
Noun
  • Areas west of the 405 Freeway are at a greater risk for wildfire than those east of the 405, which benefited from rain from post-Tropical Storm Rachel, said Daniel Swain, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources climate scientist.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Employees sometimes assume automation exists to replace them, which can result in anxiety and a cold climate.
    — Alexandra J. Zanela, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of climate
Adjective
  • Culture may seem tangential to growth, but its impact is concrete.
    — M. Todd Abner, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The fingertips add another layer of intelligence through tactile sensors that detect normal force, tangential shear force, and the precise location of contact.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of tangential
Noun
  • It's previously made a surround-sound chair speaker too, so this isn't its first time creating an audio system.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The kit includes a 30-inch soundbar, a pair of wireless surround speakers, and a wireless subwoofer, with Dolby Atmos support for spatial audio, a rarity at this price point.
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of surround
Adjective
  • Much more encompassing than detecting software code vulnerabilities .
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But that changed in the 2000s, when post-op care became more encompassing after rearranging patients’ internal organs.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of encompassing

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“Ambient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambient. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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