ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)Word Knowledge (WK)Easy
Which word is an antonym for <b>ubiquitous</b>?
- ARare
- BWidespread
- COmnipresent
- DPervasive
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Rare
Ubiquitous means present, appearing, or found everywhere. Rare is the opposite, meaning not often found or seen.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Widespread means found or distributed over a large area, a synonym for ubiquitous.
- C. Omnipresent means present everywhere at the same time, a synonym for ubiquitous.
- D. Pervasive means spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, a synonym for ubiquitous.
Ubiquitous
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
- Often used to describe phenomena, technologies, or ideas.
- Implies that something is so common it's almost taken for granted.
- Derived from the Latin 'ubique' meaning 'everywhere'.
Memory trick: UBIquitous means U BI everywhere, so NOT everywhere is the antonym.