Synonyms of permeates

permeates

verb

present tense third-person singular of permeate

as in suffuses

to spread throughout

the smell of freshly baked bread permeated the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffuses
• penetrates
• pervades
• interpenetrates
• percolates (into)
• floods
• saturates
• riddles
• passes (into)
• impregnates
• transfuses
• infuses
• diffuses (through)
• imbues
• fills (up)
• drenches
• soaks
• steeps
• gluts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of permeates

No matter what people think about the party out of power, the level of waste, fraud, corruption and incompetence that permeates our state government should make voters consider something new in November. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

This bias permeates leadership advice, often leading to over-complication. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Yet there’s this undertone of darkness that that that permeates the whole show. — Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026

Mullen’s preternatural understanding of young women who fall through society’s cracks and end up exploited by opportunistic men permeates both books. — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

The smell of rotten eggs permeates communities where large piles of decaying sargassum emit ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Even as culture permeates up from the internet, being around the corner is important. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

But translating that club success to something that permeates into the fabric of the sport back home requires a bigger moment — or movement. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026

This sense of fusion permeates the film, as each of the different realms of the afterlife the film explores comes with its own look. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 25 June 2026