omnipresent

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UK[ˌɒmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t]British, Southern, Standard/ˌɔmnɪjˈpɹɛz(ə)nt/US[ˌɑmnɪˈpɹɛzn̩t]Australia[ˌɔmnɪˈpɹezn̩t]

adjective

Being everywhere simultaneously.

Less commonScrabble 15Word of the Day · May 8, 2026

Meanings

adjectiveomnipresent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeing everywhere simultaneously.

    That's especially critical in a world where cruelty, war and bad news seem omnipresent.

    2025 November 13, Kamala Thiagarajan, “If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!”, in NPR
    2 more examples

    In 1975, China was emerging from the Cultural Revolution, its government’s effort to purify and revitalize society. Communist officials had set up indoctrination programs, broadcast propaganda over omnipresent loudspeakers, and sought to stamp out any evidence of China’s ancient history.

    2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 22–23

    Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.

    2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60

    Synonyms: all-present, ubiquitous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBeing everywhere simultaneously.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebeing present everywhere at once

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinomnipraesēns
  2. Englishomnipresent

Borrowed from Medieval Latin omnipraesēns, equivalent to omni- + present.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque nonahiko
  • nonahikobeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Bulgarian вездесъ́щ
  • вездесъ́щ (vezdesắšt)being everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Catalan omnipresent
  • omnipresentbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Chinese Mandarin 無往不在 /无往不在, 無處不在 /无处不在
  • 無往不在 /无往不在 (wúwǎngbùzài)being everywhere — see also ubiquitous
  • 無處不在 /无处不在 (wúchùbùzài)being everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Czech všudypřítomný
  • všudypřítomnýbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Danish allestedsnærværende
  • allestedsnærværendebeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Dutch alomtegenwoordig, omnipresent
  • alomtegenwoordigbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
  • omnipresentbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Esperanto ĉieesta
  • ĉieestabeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Finnish omnipresentti, kaikkialla läsnä oleva
  • omnipresenttibeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
  • kaikkialla läsnä olevabeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
  • ubiikkibeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
French omniprésent
  • omniprésentbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
German omnipräsent, allgegenwärtig
  • omnipräsentbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
  • allgegenwärtigbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Greek πανταχού παρών
  • πανταχού παρών (pantachoú parón)being everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Hungarian mindenütt jelenlevő
  • mindenütt jelenlevőbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Icelandic alls staðar nálægur
  • alls staðar nálægurbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Italian onnipresente
  • onnipresentebeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Latvian visuresošs
  • visuresošsbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Norwegian Bokmål allestedsnærværende
  • allestedsnærværendebeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Polish wszechobecny
  • wszechobecnybeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Portuguese omnipresente
  • omnipresentebeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Romanian omniprezent
  • omniprezentbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Russian вездесу́щий
  • вездесу́щий (vezdesúščij)being everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Slovak všadeprítomný
  • všadeprítomnýbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Spanish omnipresente
  • omnipresentebeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Swedish allestädes närvarande
  • allestädes närvarandebeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Tagalog nasakahitsaan
  • nasakahitsaanbeing everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Ukrainian всюдису́щий, повсю́дний
  • всюдису́щий (vsjudysúščyj)being everywhere — see also ubiquitous
  • повсю́дний (povsjúdnyj)being everywhere — see also ubiquitous
  • всепрису́тній (vseprysútnij)being everywhere — see also ubiquitous
Cite this entry
APA

omnipresent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omnipresent

MLA

“omnipresent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omnipresent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omnipresent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omnipresent.

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