Antonyms for pervasiveper·va·sive

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1. pervasiveadjective

   Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

   The medication had a pervasive effect on the patient's health.

   Synonyms:
   penetrating, permeating, pervading

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1. permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasiveadjective

   spreading or spread throughout

   "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"

   Antonyms:
   collective

   Synonyms:
   permeative, permeating, permeant

How to use pervasive in a sentence?

1. Peter Hotez:

   It is now fully integrated into public life of this country, it's an example of how pervasive the anti-vaccine movement is right now, and now to try to start dismantling it is going to be really hard work.

2. Brahm Wachter:

   It’s actually crazy pervasive, this image, he had so much passion and if you really look around this exhibit, you’ll see this image that’s associated with him – grabbing his shirt, in kind of elation, and it’s become so iconic.

3. Craig Fehr:

   The impact will be pervasive across the economy, we could see businesses become more confident, be willing to invest in future projects, expand into new markets and have the ability to access capital at low interest rates.

4. The US Department of Agriculture:

   A central theme of the President Donald Trump administration has been to expand prosperity for all Americans, which includes helping people lift themselves out of pervasive poverty.

5. Dan Coats:

   We continue to see a pervasive messaging campaign by Russia to try to weaken and divide the United States, the President has specifically directed us to make the matter of election meddling and securing our election process a top priority.

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