ever-present

adjective

ev·​er-pres·​ent ˈe-vər-ˈpre-zᵊnt 

variants or less commonly ever present

: always near in time or place : present or occurring at all times : constant

an ever-present temptation to snack

the ever-present specter of war

belief in an ever-present god

Snake and spider bites are a rare, yet ever-present danger in the Australian bush.

—Caroline Faucher

… electronic melodies over an ever-present thudding bassline, the subwoofers so intense that the bass could be felt in listeners' hearts.

—Isha Kawatra

Examples of ever-present in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This call for catharsis is ever-present in Rodrigo’s discography, but this last album is the artist in full stride. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

The Bottom Line​ AI is certainly an ever-present and enticing technology bandage, but the real competitive advantage does not lie in gobbling up every possible use case. — Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above