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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Hemesath and Fogg, though, said a long sentence was necessary given the magnitude of the fraud.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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All companies haven't been adhering to the magnitude guidelines, for instance.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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More than 80 years later, the site endures as the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, a 150-plus-acre expanse set just beyond the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park, where the vastness of the High Desert feels both grounding and otherworldly.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Pop songs operate on a smaller scale than two-hour movies, and, despite those constraints, the liberties that Charli and Keane take in blending pop hooks and orchestral chaos gives their soundtrack album an impressive vastness.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 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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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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The latter pushes for showing the bodies of dead Palestinian children on screen, to convey the enormity of the carnage in the war on Gaza.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Immensity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immensity. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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