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pervasively

Upper-Intermediate (B2)

IPA: /pərˈveɪsɪvli/

KK: /pɚˈveɪsɪvli/

adverb
Definition

In a way that spreads widely throughout an area or a group of people.


Example

The influence of technology has pervasively changed how we communicate.


Conversation
Sloth A
Have you noticed how technology is pervasively integrated into our lives now?
Sloth B
Absolutely! It's everywhere, from our phones to our homes.
Sloth A
Yeah, it makes me wonder how we lived without it before.
Sloth B
Right? It's hard to imagine a day without being connected.

Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
widely
thoroughly
universally
Antonyms
rarely
seldom
narrowly
Root Explanation

Pervasively → It is formed from "per-" (meaning through) and "vadere" (meaning to go). The word describes something that goes through or spreads throughout an area or context.

Memory Tip

Think of something that spreads 'through' ('per-') an area, like a scent that 'goes' ('vadere') everywhere.

Visually Confused Words
evasively
persuasively
privatively
operatively
aspersively
unpersuasively
pensively
passively
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