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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 is an opportunity for the legal profession to unify, marshal its considerable brain power and resources, and fearlessly respond to the enormity of the challenge and the stakes.
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Given the enormity of their task, Li and her collaborators ultimately crowdsourced the task of labeling images to gig workers, using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2025
Don’t Write It Alone Many thought leaders or entrepreneurs have an incredible story or framework to share, but they get stalled for years by the enormity of writing a full-length book.
—Adrian Gostick, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
This may be an exercise in explicit bias or an attempt to shield the pope and his reputation from the enormity of this revelation.
—Rebecca R. Bibbs, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Given the enormity of their task, Li and her collaborators ultimately crowdsourced the task of labeling images to gig workers, using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2025
Don’t Write It Alone Many thought leaders or entrepreneurs have an incredible story or framework to share, but they get stalled for years by the enormity of writing a full-length book.
—Adrian Gostick, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
This may be an exercise in explicit bias or an attempt to shield the pope and his reputation from the enormity of this revelation.
—Rebecca R. Bibbs, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enormity
Noun
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Built in 1971, the reservoir was expanded in 2015 and is strengthened to withstand a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, a local tourism website said.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Still, a measure of the high stakes came during the women’s final, when Anisimova was clearly overwhelmed by the magnitude of the moment, and Świątek defeated her, 6–0, 6–0, in under an hour.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 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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Every day there is a new cut to programs that actually help people in need or a new atrocity like Alligator Alcatraz that promotes cruelty to other human beings.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 July 2025
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The law, passed in 1992, allows civil claims against abusers who, while acting in official capacities for foreign governments, engaged in atrocities anywhere in the world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Enormity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enormity. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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