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
These challenges are why solar sails aren't yet plying the vastness of space.
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Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Here’s a swashbuckling Zen space opera of irresistible vastness — a world large enough to colonize your imagination.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2026
At this point, Venegas briefly glances at the rows of books inside the lending library, as if contemplating the vastness of human creativity.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
Launch is planned for July 2028, and Dragonfly will cruise for six years, plying the empty vastness between our two worlds.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
The spatial vastness of Malevich is here reduced to extreme flatness.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Whether influenced by the vastness of space, the imaginative worlds of science fiction, the influence of pop culture, or the beauty of nature, futuristic baby names signify a sense of wonder and possibility.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026
Here’s a swashbuckling Zen space opera of irresistible vastness — a world large enough to colonize your imagination.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2026
At this point, Venegas briefly glances at the rows of books inside the lending library, as if contemplating the vastness of human creativity.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026
Launch is planned for July 2028, and Dragonfly will cruise for six years, plying the empty vastness between our two worlds.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
The spatial vastness of Malevich is here reduced to extreme flatness.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Whether influenced by the vastness of space, the imaginative worlds of science fiction, the influence of pop culture, or the beauty of nature, futuristic baby names signify a sense of wonder and possibility.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 1 Apr. 2026
Even their vision of outer space seldom imparts the sense of a terrifying, unknowable vastness.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastness
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
Noun
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Fraser’s explosive performance underlines the immensity of the stakes, balancing every precarious element of this enormous mission.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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After a day pondering the immensity of Tikal, the lake becomes more than scenery.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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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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“Vastness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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