as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the immensity of the mountain was awe-inspiring, especially up close
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Recent Examples of immensity
The immensity of recreational fishing also likely has effects on freshwater ecosystems that have gone unrecognized by fisheries managers.
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Matthew Robertson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
Their grandeur and immensity manage to surprise us even in an age when humans are building larger and larger things.
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Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
This is the brilliance and haunting immensity of Cauleen Smith’s The Warden, 2025.
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Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
The immensity of joining the franchise meant that choosing a jersey number wasn’t something Durbin took lightly.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for immensity
Matthew Robertson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
Their grandeur and immensity manage to surprise us even in an age when humans are building larger and larger things.
—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
This is the brilliance and haunting immensity of Cauleen Smith’s The Warden, 2025.
—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
The immensity of joining the franchise meant that choosing a jersey number wasn’t something Durbin took lightly.
—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for immensity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immensity
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Researchers estimate an event of similar magnitude has an average return period of about 180 years.
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On the morning of the upcoming Mars-Uranus conjunction, try to spot this eighth-magnitude star as well.
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In Alaska, bush pilots often brave cruel November weather to carry ballots from the vastness of America's largest state, with some arriving after polls close.
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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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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.
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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.
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Cooper, who had not watched Power, couldn’t grasp the enormity of the casting at the time, but was excited by the challenge of building Jarita’s origin story.
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Canada’s relative inexperience in the World Cup, plus the enormity of this tournament on home soil, has meant every Canadian game has been the biggest in the program’s history.
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“Immensity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immensity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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