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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
The enormity of the loss has inspired an immediate surge of fundraising and charitable donations for relief efforts.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Evacuations have generally been smooth and well-executed, despite the enormity of that task.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
The enormity of everything else becomes too difficult to ignore.
—William Guillory, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Yet in 2024, Swift balanced the enormity of her superstardom with the most vulnerable music of her career, including songs written about the trappings of that superstardom.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
Evacuations have generally been smooth and well-executed, despite the enormity of that task.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
The enormity of everything else becomes too difficult to ignore.
—William Guillory, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Yet in 2024, Swift balanced the enormity of her superstardom with the most vulnerable music of her career, including songs written about the trappings of that superstardom.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enormity
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An Africa that would leave our ancestors speechless, unable to comprehend the magnitude of our joy and freedom.—
Laurel Dalrymple,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a game of that magnitude, Ferdinand’s point is more valid.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 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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All told, Denali National Park is larger than the entire state of New Hampshire—but even those impressive statistics sketch only the faintest reflection of the park's immensity and grandeur.—
Lisa Maloney,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2023
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Non-Burman, non-Buddhist communities are marginalized, oppressed, and subjected to a campaign of violence involving a litany of atrocity crimes.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The State Department, for instance, issued a formal atrocity determination in 2023 that named Ethiopian forces responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Enormity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enormity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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