Antonyms for pervasiveper·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"

   Antonyms:
   collective

   Synonyms:
   permeative, permeating, permeant

How to use pervasive in a sentence?

1. Jaime Santos:

   I do not share the working group's conclusion that this( sexual misconduct) is not pervasive in the judiciary, i don't think the judiciary has any idea.

2. Kutter Callaway:

   It forces the viewer to be driven and oriented by gritty, on-the-ground female concerns, there's a pervasive threat of violence that even now is always in play. It's a very different message from most films about Jesus, but it is also really important for today, when we are having conversations in the religious community and more broadly about how women are treated.

3. John C. Dvorak:

   In all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate that fear.

4. Dan Coats:

   We have been clear in our assessments of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and their ongoing, pervasive efforts to undermine our democracy, and we will continue to provide unvarnished and objective intelligence in support of our national security.

5. Ned Price:

   The point we have made is that even with the creation of this new bureau, even with the creation of the new cyber envoy, these issues are going to be pervasive across State Department, across the government. So it's not going to be squarely defined -- solely defined to one bureau, to one special envoy -- but we do see tremendous value in ensuring that we have a bureau that is focused on these issues, squarely on some of the most important elements of these issues.

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