universaladjective
uk/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/us/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.səl/B2 existing everywhere or involving everyone:
a universal truth
Food, like sex, is a subject of almost universal interest.
The new reforms have not met with universal approval within the party.
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- Over the years her work has compelled universal admiration and trust.
- The shooting of the policeman has received universal condemnation.
- One reason for the author's success is that her novels have a universal appeal.
- Love and relationships will always be a topic of universal interest.
- Music is often thought of as a universal language.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere
- across
- all over somewhere idiom
- all over the place idiom
- anyplace
- anywhere
- every
- from pillar to post idiom
- from top to bottom idiom
- from top to toe idiom
- high
- hunt/search high and low idiom
- length
- nook
- place
- someplace
- somewhere
- the length and breadth of somewhere idiom
- throughout
- turn
- ubiquitous
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Someone, anyone, no one or everyone
universality
noun [ U ] uk/ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/us/ˌjuː.nə.vɝːˈsæl.ə.t̬i/formal
universally
adverb uk/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl.i/us/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.səl.i/