IMMENSITY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

immensity

noun

i-ˈmen(t)-sə-tē

Definition of immensity

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 Fraser’s explosive performance underlines the immensity of the stakes, balancing every precarious element of this enormous mission. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 After a day pondering the immensity of Tikal, the lake becomes more than scenery. — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 The immensity of recreational fishing also likely has effects on freshwater ecosystems that have gone unrecognized by fisheries managers. — Matthew Robertson, The Conversation, 6 May 2026 Their grandeur and immensity manage to surprise us even in an age when humans are building larger and larger things. — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for immensity

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Noun

After Tesla’s deliveries report on Friday, analysts at Cantor emphasized the magnitude of the opportunity.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
That hasn’t made investment any less attractive, as sports teams have tended to regularly outperform the stock market by several degrees of magnitude.

— Alex Volonte, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of magnitude

Noun

Various events bring together factions of a fashion industry that is acutely aware of the vastness of its environmental footprint and how little is being done to mitigate it.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Suspended against the luminous moon, the eagle becomes a timeless presence in the cold, breathless vastness of the alpine night.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of vastness

Noun

The script brilliantly lays that out to counteract some of the hugeness of her character.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
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

Definition of hugeness

Noun

When visiting Ground Zero, Surdo said he was struck by the scale and the enormity of the destruction and the sulfurish smell, which were two things that couldn’t be grasped by seeing the site on television.

— Andis Robeznieks, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
His exhausted kin of Gainesville, having spent the morning very much alive and the enormity of a half-decade pummeled, agreed.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

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