as in almighty
formal
knowing everything; having unlimited understanding or knowledge
an omniscient deity The novel has an omniscient narrator.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of omniscient
The introduction of a brand-new drill turns DeVries from omniscient observer to hands-on choreographer, with a heaping spoon of grace.
—
Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Lee unapologetically believes that the arrival of omniscient AI is inevitable, that bots will soon automate every job.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
The headphones allowed Saenz de Viteri to speak to each audience member directly, as a writer speaks to each reader, and alternate points-of-view from omniscient distance one minute to character interiority the next, like a daring novelist.
—Brian Schaefer
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
No one can possibly know everything, so why waste time pretending to be omniscient?
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for omniscient
Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Lee unapologetically believes that the arrival of omniscient AI is inevitable, that bots will soon automate every job.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
The headphones allowed Saenz de Viteri to speak to each audience member directly, as a writer speaks to each reader, and alternate points-of-view from omniscient distance one minute to character interiority the next, like a daring novelist.
—Brian Schaefer
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
No one can possibly know everything, so why waste time pretending to be omniscient?
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for omniscient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for omniscient
Adjective
-
Based on the Foundation series of stories by Isaac Asimov, Apple TV+'s Foundation is an epic space saga that follows a pioneering institute that seeks to preserve humanity before its almighty collapse.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
-
But perhaps, with this hybrid sneaker-heel, Doja Cat and Adidas have cracked the code to refreshing the almighty Samba.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
Adjective
-
And the God, who is an omnipotent God, in many ways become impotent, because God has given us the gift to choose.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
28 June 2025
-
The novel suddenly becomes reality and its omnipotent hero Yu Jung-hyeok (Lee Min-ho) appears before Dok-ja.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
-
The main character is a girl who stumbles upon a spring, and a family near that spring, the Tucks, is immortal.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
16 July 2025
-
The other main cast member, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), a human familiar turned vampire turned human once more, isn’t in this scene, having once again left the house in the dangerously hapless hands of his immortal onetime employers.—
Devin Oktar Yalkin,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
Adjective
-
The most immediate threat to the land of dreams was, of course, none other than the supreme leader himself, whose decision to spill family blood by mercifully killing his only son, Orpheus (Ruairi O’Connor), drew the ire of a trio of goddesses known as the Furies.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
-
And the current overwhelming, supreme U.S. power in orbit, with advanced imaging, intelligence and nuclear command and control satellites, makes its ever-expanding constellations attractive targets.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
-
The series centers on Maggie, an assistant within Britain’s intelligence agency The Circus, who discovers that Control – the agency’s all-powerful leader – has mysteriously vanished.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 July 2025
-
Despite their claims to the contrary, Big Tech is not all-powerful.—
Theresa Payton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adjective
-
However, the price of this resurrection is horrifying: the ritual requires numerous human sacrifices, with each victim selected for specific body parts that will complete the divine vessel.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
25 July 2025
-
An ayahuasca retreat might have been a more divine alternative to a trailer breakdown to promote the otherworldly Good Fortune, at least according to its writer, director, and star, Aziz Ansari.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Omniscient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/omniscient. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share