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magnitude

[mag-ni-tood, -tyood] / ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
NOUN
importance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consequence degree significance weight
STRONG
eminence grandeur greatness import mark moment momentousness note pith signification weightiness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insignificance triviality unimportance
WEAK
littleness smallness tininess
NOUN
size
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amount breadth capacity dimension enormity extent immensity intensity measurement proportion quantity strength volume
STRONG
amplitude bigness bulk compass dimensions enormousness expanse greatness largeness mass measure proportions range reach space vastness
WEAK
admeasurement hugeness sizableness tremendousness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lethargy tininess
WEAK
insignificance littleness smallness unimportance

Example Sentences

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"The high-field superconductivity only appears once the field magnitude has reached this value, itself highly angle-dependent."

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

If that is the case, we will have the breaking of a bubble that will be worse in order of magnitude than the 1990s tech bubble.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The result could be a "stagflationary shock of pretty large magnitude" - where inflation goes up and growth stagnates, Arvind Subramanian, India's former chief economic adviser, told India Today TV channel.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

“The magnitude of uncertainty is unparalleled,” said Magna Chief Executive Swamy Kotagiri, who joined the company as an engineer in 1999 and has run it since 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I love you, with a love so great that it simply couldn’t keep growing inside my heart, but had to leap out and reveal itself in all its magnitude.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank