The difference between Ubiquitous and Widespread

When used as adjectives, ubiquitous means being everywhere at once: omnipresent, whereas widespread means affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body).


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  1. Ubiquitous as an adjective:

    Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.

    Examples:

    "To Hindus, Jews, Christians, and Muslims God is ubiquitous."

  2. Ubiquitous as an adjective:

    Appearing to be everywhere at once; being or seeming to be in more than one location at the same time.

  3. Ubiquitous as an adjective:

    Widespread; very prevalent.

  1. Widespread as an adjective:

    Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.