pervasively

Spreading through everything

Pervasively describes something spreading throughout or present everywhere in a thorough, penetrating way.

The adverb emphasizes how completely something has diffused: Corruption had pervasively infected every level of government.

Technology pervasively shapes modern life; anxiety pervasively colors a worldview.

ubiquitous

everywhere

In all places

prevalent · commonplace · permeating · saturating · endemic · inescapable · unavoidable · all-encompassing · ever-present · far-reaching

infiltrating

seeping

Flowing slowly through

permeating · saturating · suffusing · diffusing · filtering · leaching · creeping · insidious · encroaching · insinuating

dominant

influential

Having considerable effect

powerful · commanding · permeating · overarching · sweeping · overwhelming · forceful · governing · shaping · defining

embedded

ingrained

Firmly established by habit

intrinsic · interwoven · endemic · systemic · institutionalized · structural · foundational · underlying · built-in · hardwired

Opposites
extent of spread

pervasivelylocally

In the nearby area

partially · narrowly · incompletely · sparsely · scarcely

concentration vs diffusion

pervasivelylocally

In the nearby area

focally · centrally · discretely · compartmentally · regionally

frequency/consistency of occurrence

pervasivelyrarely

Not often occurring

occasionally · sporadically · infrequently · intermittently · scarcely

Family

pervasive, pervasiveness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G