Basic Details
Word: Omnipresent
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Present everywhere at the same time, or found almost everywhere you go.
Synonyms: ubiquitous, pervasive, universal
Antonyms: rare, absent
Word origin: Comes from Latin omnis, 'all', and praesens, 'present'.
How to Spell Omnipresent
Syllables: om - ni - pres - ent
Tricky part: The middle vowel is i in omni, and the end is ent, not ant. The word present stays whole inside it.
Watch out for: omnipresant, omnipressent, omenipresent
Memory tip: Omni means all, so omnipresent is omni + present: present all over. Write omni, then the ordinary word present.
Usage Examples
Example 1: In summer the smell of mangoes is omnipresent in our market.
Example 2: Plastic bags were once omnipresent in Indian shops.
Example 3: Advertising seems omnipresent during a big cricket tournament.
Fun Fact
The same omni appears in omnivore, an animal that eats both plants and meat, and in omnibus, the word from which bus was shortened.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Only one of these words takes the prefix omni. Choose it:
omni
a) pleasant
b) patient
c) distant
d) present
Show answer
d) present. Omni + present gives omnipresent; omnidistant, omnipleasant and omnipatient are not words.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters to find the word that fits the sentence:
Mobile phones seem ntpeerimsno in our city: even vegetable sellers use them for payment.
a) omnipresent
b) prominent
c) persistent
d) omnipotent
Show answer
a) omnipresent. The jumble has eleven letters, including an r and an s. Omnipotent has no r or s, and prominent and persistent are too short.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
omn_pres_nt
a) e, a
b) i, a
c) a, e
d) i, e
Show answer
d) i, e. Omni ends in i, and present ends in ent.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Something omnipresent is ____.
a) very expensive
b) very old
c) found everywhere
d) hidden
Show answer
c) found everywhere
2. Which word is closest to the opposite of omnipresent?
a) widespread
b) everyday
c) common
d) rare
Show answer
d) rare
