Synonyms for pervasive
per·va·sive

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1. pervasiveadjective

   Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

   The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.

   Synonyms:
   penetrating, permeating, pervading

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1. permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasiveadjective

   spreading or spread throughout

   "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"

   Synonyms:
   permeative, permeating, permeant

   Antonyms:
   collective

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1. List of paraphrases for "pervasive":

   omnipresent, ubiquitous, widespread, generalized, generalised, ever-present, invasive, rampant, prevalent, dominant, all-pervasive, prevailing, insidious, rife, incisive, endemic

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1. Mihir Kapadia:

   The risk-off mood that has been pervasive in the markets in the last few days has taken hold of oil prices, with weakness in Asian markets and a strong dollar contributing to Brent crude dripping back below $50 per barrel, there are some that think that the recent recovery in prices is due to temporary supply issues and not to do with any strengthening demand on the back of a robust global economy.

2. Jimmy Carters:

   Our hearts are with the victims' families and all who feel hopeless in the face of pervasive racial discrimination and outright cruelty. We all must shine a spotlight on the immorality of racial discrimination, but violence, whether spontaneous or consciously incited, is not a solution.

3. The US Department of Agriculture:

   A central theme of the President Donald Trump administration has been to expand prosperity for all Americans, which includes helping people lift themselves out of pervasive poverty.

4. Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz:

   We don't know how far, wide and pervasive it was, i feel violated.

5. Cassie Smedile:

   With Democrats controlling every lever of our government, these efforts have only become more flagrant and pervasive. No institution, agency or classroom is off limits, the American people deserve to be made fully aware of the radical Left's schemes, and we'll continue to expose them.