as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
you can only appreciate the hugeness of the dome when you see how tiny the people standing under it look
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Recent Examples of hugeness
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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Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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
Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
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
Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hugeness
Noun
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The world cannot afford another tragedy of that magnitude.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Alcantara lamented not being able to do more for his country that night, especially given the magnitude of the moment.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The researchers had to develop new techniques for using Webb’s instruments to detect the asteroid as a nearly invisible speck amid the vastness of space, and their innovations could help future efforts if another similar threat arises.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The historic crisis makes the personal tale reverberate with an inner immensity.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The immensity of Catherine and Heathcliff’s passion is measured by the intensity of their language, which of course is also Brontë’s.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Still, America knows little of Glass’ operatic enormity.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Out of respect for his family and the enormity of this loss, Jeff has suspended his campaign for Governor of Minnesota.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Hugeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hugeness. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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