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
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.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Shaboozey Shaboozey was in awe of the immensity of his RodeoHouston debut and mentioned it throughout the show.
—Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
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, 4 Feb. 2026
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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.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Shaboozey Shaboozey was in awe of the immensity of his RodeoHouston debut and mentioned it throughout the show.
—Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
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, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immensity
Noun
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Eisenhower, in particular, felt the magnitude of D-day.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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But their data showed this substitution was concentrated in urban areas and didn’t fully account for the magnitude of the effects.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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These challenges are why solar sails aren't yet plying the vastness of space.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Here’s a swashbuckling Zen space opera of irresistible vastness — a world large enough to colonize your imagination.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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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.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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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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Despite Kai Havertz opening the scoring after just six minutes, the final didn’t really spark into life until the final 20 minutes when legs got heavy, changes were made and both teams took off the handbrake and the enormity of the occasion truly set in.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The enormity of the circuit was also a lot to take in, especially when the grandstands filled up on Sunday.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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“Immensity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immensity. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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