vastness

noun

Definition of vastnessnext
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 Nothing but verdant grey hills, sheep, and waist-high walls of ancient stones that vanished into the vastness of the landscape. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 The reef itself becomes the subject, inviting viewers to imagine its vastness from the perspective of one of its smallest inhabitants. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 In Alaska, bush pilots often brave cruel November weather to carry ballots from the vastness of America's largest state, with some arriving after polls close. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 June 2026 This week will bring that fiery adrenaline into your soul, pushing you to explore the depths within, but also the vastness of the world and other people. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026 Cross-hatched grids in the background represent the vastness of the surrounding areas, including Burbank and Studio City. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 These challenges are why solar sails aren't yet plying the vastness of space. — 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastness
  1. magnitude
  2. immensity
  3. hugeness
  4. enormity
Noun
  • But pulling off a show of this magnitude is no easy feat, especially when all of the parts are moving quickly.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Today, in many of the world’s wealthiest enclaves, transactions of that magnitude are simply the starting point.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnitude
Noun
  • Take in the 55-foot-high arches with their 29,000 Guastavino ceiling tiles, the larger-than-life windows, and try, just try, to reckon with the immensity of Detroit's story.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • But Supergirl doesn’t quite want to deal with the immensity of its protagonist’s feelings; her drunken stupor is often played for laughs, defined by disheveled hair, big sunglasses, and plenty of slurred speech.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of immensity
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
  • Given the enormity and complexity of the task and what’s at stake, this cannot be done on the cheap.
    — Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In one sign of the enormity of Meta’s AI investments, the company’s free cash flow in the second quarter fell to $784 million, the lowest level since the third quarter of 2022, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Definition of enormity

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