pervades

Fills every corner

Pervades means to spread throughout and be present in every part.

A smell pervades a room; a sense of dread pervades a novel; corruption pervades an institution.

The word suggests something that saturates so completely it becomes inseparable from what it fills: Anxiety pervaded the office in the weeks before layoffs.

spreading

permeates

Passes through entirely

seeps · infuses · percolates · filters · soaks · steeps · suffuses · spreads · extends · penetrates

atmospheric

mist

Fine airborne moisture

  • fogLow-lying cloud cover
  • humidityMoisture in atmosphere
  • vaporGaseous form of liquid

smog · scent · fragrance · aroma · odor · smoke · incense · perfume · stench · mustiness

omnipresent

everywhere

In all places

inescapable · unavoidable · ubiquitous · widespread · prevalent · endemic · rife · abounding · saturating · ever-present

intangible

essence

Fundamental nature of something

  • auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
  • ambiencePervading mood of place
  • presenceState of being somewhere

spirit · mood · feeling · atmosphere · tone · undercurrent · influence · ethos · character · quality

cultural

ideology

Structured belief framework

custom · mentality · attitude · mindset · worldview · zeitgeist · ethos · corruption · bias · prejudice

Opposites
spatial/temporal extent

pervadesconcentrates

Directs sustained attention

localizes · clusters · gathers · stays put · pools

presence vs. absence

pervadesvacates

Leaves premises empty

abandons · evacuates · leaves · deserts · exits

Family

pervade, pervaded, pervading

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