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as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the enormity of the crimes committed by the Nazis
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as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the enormity of the canyon can only be grasped by taking a trip through its entire length
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Recent Examples of enormity
This may be an exercise in explicit bias or an attempt to shield the pope and his reputation from the enormity of this revelation.
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Rebecca R. Bibbs, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
And as Suryavanshi walked off, television cameras caught him wiping away a tear, perhaps caught in the enormity of the moment.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Hence cutting funding to grants that are subject to rigorous competition highlights the enormity of the problem that US science faces at this moment, relative to its geopolitical rivals, especially China.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
However, both lawmakers stressed the enormity of the $12 billion deficit.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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Rebecca R. Bibbs, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
And as Suryavanshi walked off, television cameras caught him wiping away a tear, perhaps caught in the enormity of the moment.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Hence cutting funding to grants that are subject to rigorous competition highlights the enormity of the problem that US science faces at this moment, relative to its geopolitical rivals, especially China.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
However, both lawmakers stressed the enormity of the $12 billion deficit.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enormity
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Only many days after the start of the heat wave would the magnitude of the tragedy begin to sink in, as newspaper articles and nightly news reports tallied hundreds of deaths across Chicago.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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There have been money woes and police scandals, but nothing of the magnitude that would put village sustainability at risk.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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For Córdova, that path began with a moment of astonishment: watching a television program about neutron stars as a young woman, she was struck by the immensity of the cosmos and felt the pull of a question that would guide her for a lifetime — how does the universe work?—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But others, thankfully, find a way to talk about the immensity of caregiving and domestic work without degrading it.—
Elissa Strauss,
Glamour,
10 May 2025
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The former mayor of a small rural village in Haiti, accused of torturing and killing opponents in his homeland, was sentenced Friday in a Massachusetts federal court to nine years in prison for lying about the atrocities in order to obtain a U.S. green card.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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That commission, set up by then-President Nelson Mandela, attempted to confront the atrocities of apartheid in the years after the system officially ended in 1994.—
Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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“Enormity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enormity. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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