as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
awed by the vastness of the prairie
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Recent Examples of vastness
This week will bring that fiery adrenaline into your soul, pushing you to explore the depths within, but also the vastness of the world and other people.
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Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Cross-hatched grids in the background represent the vastness of the surrounding areas, including Burbank and Studio City.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
These challenges are why solar sails aren't yet plying the vastness of space.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Here’s a swashbuckling Zen space opera of irresistible vastness — a world large enough to colonize your imagination.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2026
The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
Launch is planned for July 2028, and Dragonfly will cruise for six years, plying the empty vastness between our two worlds.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
The spatial vastness of Malevich is here reduced to extreme flatness.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Whether influenced by the vastness of space, the imaginative worlds of science fiction, the influence of pop culture, or the beauty of nature, futuristic baby names signify a sense of wonder and possibility.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Cross-hatched grids in the background represent the vastness of the surrounding areas, including Burbank and Studio City.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
These challenges are why solar sails aren't yet plying the vastness of space.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Here’s a swashbuckling Zen space opera of irresistible vastness — a world large enough to colonize your imagination.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2026
The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
Launch is planned for July 2028, and Dragonfly will cruise for six years, plying the empty vastness between our two worlds.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
The spatial vastness of Malevich is here reduced to extreme flatness.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Whether influenced by the vastness of space, the imaginative worlds of science fiction, the influence of pop culture, or the beauty of nature, futuristic baby names signify a sense of wonder and possibility.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastness
Noun
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The abnormal frequency of tornado outbreaks means some Illinoisans are facing a natural disaster of this magnitude for the first time.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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That is when the United States duels Australia on Friday in a World Cup match hyped by a budding rivalry, next-phase magnitude, and home-field aura.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Combining the immensity of an ocean liner and the elegance of a swan, the 747 is the only commercial jet that deserves to be called beautiful.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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The immensity of the body of water, which resembles an 186-mile vericose vein snaking across southern Utah, is difficult to comprehend or convey.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Nowhere in the vestiges of what was once the sprawl of corporate hugeness known as The General Electric Company are there signs that Katharine Blodgett's laboratory notebooks still exist.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Like Phish or Taylor Swift or The Dead, 21P have created a universe for their fans that is a self-sustaining mechanism, even if the hugeness of it doesn’t always translate into huge chart success.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its enormity eclipsed the hot desert sun.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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Despite Kai Havertz opening the scoring after just six minutes, the final didn’t really spark into life until the final 20 minutes when legs got heavy, changes were made and both teams took off the handbrake and the enormity of the occasion truly set in.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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“Vastness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastness. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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