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
Intimacy over immensity, authorship over algorithms.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Neither of us said a thing; no words could do justice to the immensity of the experience of it all.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2025
To get at that immensity, Bell advances seven core arguments that encompass migration, the war’s human cost, the improbability of its outcome, naval power, trade, imperial crackdowns in other colonies and the spread of liberty.
—Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
The best way to take in the city’s immensity is from 470 feet up in the skies at the Reunion Tower GeO-Deck.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Neither of us said a thing; no words could do justice to the immensity of the experience of it all.
—Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2025
To get at that immensity, Bell advances seven core arguments that encompass migration, the war’s human cost, the improbability of its outcome, naval power, trade, imperial crackdowns in other colonies and the spread of liberty.
—Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
The best way to take in the city’s immensity is from 470 feet up in the skies at the Reunion Tower GeO-Deck.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immensity
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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Euclid's wide view also reveals thousands of distant galaxies in the background behind the nebula, offering a glimpse at the true vastness of space that space telescopes like Euclid and Hubble are revealing to astronomers.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene On the four-by-four drive up Luvhondo Mountain, the first thing that hits you is the sheer vastness of the landscape.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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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“Immensity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immensity. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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