systemic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɪˈstɛmɪk/ UK /sɪˈstɛmɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
affecting an entire system or body rather than a single part

Corruption had become a systemic problem across the agency.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · affecting an entire system... pervasive widespread general constitutional comprehensive wholesale

Opposites

localizedlocal superficial partial

Word family

Derived forms systemically

Related forms system systematic systematize

Etymology

From system + -ic, ultimately from Late Latin systema, from Ancient Greek sustēma ('organized whole').

σύστημα Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# systemic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /sɪˈstɛmɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪˈstɛmɪk/

## Meanings
1. affecting an entire system or body rather than a single part

## Examples
- Corruption had become a systemic problem across the agency.

## Synonyms
- pervasive
- widespread
- general
- constitutional
- comprehensive
- wholesale

## Antonyms
- localized
- local
- superficial
- partial

## Derived Forms
- systemically

## Related Forms
- system
- systematic
- systematize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: σύστημα

## Etymology
From system + -ic, ultimately from Late Latin systema, from Ancient Greek sustēma ('organized whole').

## AI Etymology
Systemic comes from system + -ic, ultimately from Late Latin systema, from Ancient Greek sustēma ('organized whole'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adjective, it carries the sense "affecting an entire system or body rather than a single part", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Ancient Greek σύστημα. Derivative forms include systemically; related words include system, systematic, systematize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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