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

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

The majority of a tree’s roots grow horizontally in the top 4-15 inches of the soil to capture oxygen, which permeates from the surface of the soil. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

On its extensive resume are tasks like soothing angry, overheated skin; combatting signs of photoaging courtesy of vitamin C; and preventing moisture loss by way of squalane (an emollient that permeates skin with hydration after salty water or unexpected beach breezes dry it out). — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

The sport permeates this delicately whimsical tale about would-be lovers cursed to not recognize each other. — Carlos Aguilar, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026

Summer car maintenance tips for coastal areas In coastal areas, the salty water from the ocean permeates into the air, causing corrosion to vehicles’ metal components. — Danny Smith, USA Today, 4 June 2026