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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vastness
Noun
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The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 2025
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Jones said there is about a 5% chance after any earthquake that another one will follow nearby within a few days that is bigger in magnitude.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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The life of a music director at a major opera company is inevitably one engaged in tragedy, and Conlon exhibits the dramatic flair to grip its emotional immensity.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The simple pleasures here of good vs evil, IMAX hugeness and composer Ludwig Göransson’s space-opera-hits-the-club score, go down easy enough to not be aggravating.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 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
Noun
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The immenseness of the Juneau Icefield can only be appreciated from the air.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
Noun
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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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Think about the types of patterns that can be found amid the enormity of human writing.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Vastness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vastness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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