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as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the enormity of the crimes committed by the Nazis
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as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the enormity of the canyon can only be grasped by taking a trip through its entire length
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Recent Examples of enormity
Given the enormity of the loan program, any quick transfer seems highly unlikely.
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Alan Blinder, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
What exact digit the diamond ring goes on can feel like mere semantics amid the grand enormity of the moment.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
The return of Saka in time for the next round, in addition to another bright cameo from Gabriel Martinelli on Wednesday, gives Arsenal a little more sense of themselves for the enormity of the challenges ahead.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet the disaster is just a short-term synecdoche for the ongoing pollution of land, air, and water that’s depicted and discussed as an appalling yet commonplace enormity throughout.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
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Alan Blinder, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
What exact digit the diamond ring goes on can feel like mere semantics amid the grand enormity of the moment.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2025
The return of Saka in time for the next round, in addition to another bright cameo from Gabriel Martinelli on Wednesday, gives Arsenal a little more sense of themselves for the enormity of the challenges ahead.
—Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet the disaster is just a short-term synecdoche for the ongoing pollution of land, air, and water that’s depicted and discussed as an appalling yet commonplace enormity throughout.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enormity
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The lower the figure of magnitude, the brighter the star and Sirius is one of only four stars seen from our earthly perspective with a negative magnitude (-1.45).—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Those waves and factors related to the shifting ground determine an earthquake’s magnitude, as measured through 10 on the scale most commonly used to describe quakes.—
Gul Tuysuz and Nadeen Ebrahim CNN,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Horizons suggest the unencumbered immensity of the Midwest.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has been fighting a multi-front war against pro-democracy fighters and ethnic armed groups after seizing power in 2021, with credible and widespread reports of atrocities against the people.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Who knew that combining a sweet story about an adorable penguin and one about the atrocities of a political uprising in 1976 Argentina could have such charm?—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Enormity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enormity. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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