as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
awed by the vastness of the prairie
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Recent Examples of vastness
The authors that explore the vastness of the heart often serve as our guides.
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Hannah Benson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
That alone distinguishes Bienvenu’s take on a futuristic reality from most sci-fi narratives, which often occur in sleek, cold labs, desolate planets, or intricate spaceships floating in the vastness of space.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Her aunt’s independence and the vastness of the ocean just outside her small house made a big impression on Wanda.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
The vastness of my riches may sound unrealistic to you.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
But the vastness was really about fostering conditions in which his spectral harmonies could thrive.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Part of Greenland’s appeal, indeed, comes from both the vastness of the territory and the variety of its geological features.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
One that promises to, within reason, wrangle the vastness inside all of us.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
And the Russian economy is resilient in some similar but very different ways, more related to autarky and just the vastness of its natural resources.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Hannah Benson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
That alone distinguishes Bienvenu’s take on a futuristic reality from most sci-fi narratives, which often occur in sleek, cold labs, desolate planets, or intricate spaceships floating in the vastness of space.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Her aunt’s independence and the vastness of the ocean just outside her small house made a big impression on Wanda.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
The vastness of my riches may sound unrealistic to you.
—Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
But the vastness was really about fostering conditions in which his spectral harmonies could thrive.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Part of Greenland’s appeal, indeed, comes from both the vastness of the territory and the variety of its geological features.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026
One that promises to, within reason, wrangle the vastness inside all of us.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
And the Russian economy is resilient in some similar but very different ways, more related to autarky and just the vastness of its natural resources.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastness
Noun
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The magnitude of the current AI buildout is unlike any other investment in history.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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While all eyes were focused on recent tragic events in Minnesota, another tragedy of immense magnitude has been unfolding in Iran.—
Hamid Kashani,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 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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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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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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The most impactful parts of these recordings are almost always the discussions of legacies; of how the families that students meet still live with the enormity of Holocaust trauma.—
Chad Gibbs,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Vastness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastness. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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