Upper-Intermediate (B2)
IPA: /pərˈveɪsɪvli/
KK: /pɚˈveɪsɪvli/
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

Have you noticed how technology is pervasively integrated into our lives now?

Absolutely! It's everywhere, from our phones to our homes.

Yeah, it makes me wonder how we lived without it before.

Right? It's hard to imagine a day without being connected.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
widely
thoroughly
universally
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