Ubiquity: meaning, example and synonyms
Ubiquityn. The state of being present or found everywhere.
Example
The ubiquity of smartphones in classrooms has led researchers to ask whether constant connectivity sharpens or erodes students' attention.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Synonyms
- omnipresence, pervasiveness, prevalence, universality
- Antonyms
- rarity, scarcity, absence
- Memory tip
- Latin ubique = "everywhere": ubiquity is everywhere you look.
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Check yourself: Ubiquity in context
The ______ of plastic particles, now detected in deep ocean trenches, mountain snow and even human blood, has made it nearly impossible for researchers to find uncontaminated samples.
Answer: ubiquity. Particles found in trenches, snow and blood are everywhere: ubiquity. Summation, default and refinement don't mean being present everywhere.
Because cameras are now built into nearly every phone, the ______ of photography has changed what it means to witness a public event.
Answer: ubiquity. Cameras in nearly every phone make photography present everywhere, which is ubiquity. Inertia, default and summation don't describe something being found everywhere.