omnipresent

adjective

om·​ni·​pres·​ent ˌäm-ni-ˈpre-zᵊnt How to pronounce omnipresent (audio)
Synonyms of omnipresent
: present in all places at all times
the museum's omnipresent security apparatus
big-city crime dramas, with omnipresent gloom and seedy, nocturnal settingsR. F. Moss

Examples of omnipresent in a Sentence

The problem is omnipresent and unavoidable. seeking some much-needed relief from the omnipresent noise of the big city
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Machines are omnipresent, and are redefining this war. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 For a brief period in the mid-aughts, Hayden Panettiere was omnipresent. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 May 2026 These ideas have thrived through generations of cranks and propagandists and are now omnipresent. Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 The visual of Christian Laettner drilling his turnaround, buzzer-beating jumper to defeat Pitino’s Kentucky Wildcats and send Duke to the 1992 Final Four remains omnipresent. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for omnipresent

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of omnipresent was in 1595

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“Omnipresent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omnipresent. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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omnipresent

adjective
om·​ni·​pres·​ent ˌäm-ni-ˈprez-ᵊnt How to pronounce omnipresent (audio)
: present in all places at all times

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