He was unaware of the enormity of the offense.
Source: tatoeba (291235)
Enormity
/ɪˈnɔːmɪti/
Synonyms for "enormity" (177 found)
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Closest matches (36)
abjectnessabominablenessaffrontamplenessamplitudeaspersionatrociousnessatrocitybarbaritybasenessbeggarlinessbignessboundlessnessbreachbrickbatbulkcontemptcontemptibilitycontemptiblenesscontumely
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crimecrime against humanitycrumminesscutdeadly sindebasementdegradationdelinquencydepravityderelictiondespicablenessdespitedump
Noun(3 words)
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Related words (88)
lownessmagnitudemalefactionmalfeasancemalummassivenessmeannessmightmightinessminor wrongmisdeedmisdemeanormiserablenessmisfeasancemockmockerymonstrositymonstrousnessmortal sinmuchness
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nefariousnessnonfeasanceobnoxiousnessodiousnessoffenseomissionoutrageoutrageousnesspaltrinesspeccadillopeccancypettinessplenitudepokinesspoornesspowerprodigiousnessput downput-downranknesssavageryscabbinessscoffscrubbinessscruffinessscumminessscurrilityscurvinessseriousnessshabbinessshoddinesssinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actslap in the faceslipsmallnesssqualorstrengthstupendousnesstaunttorttransgressiontremendousnesstrespasstripuncomplimentary remarkunutterable sinvastnessvenial sinviciousnessvilenessweightinesswickednesswretchednesswrong
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdegree of enormityenormity of the crimeenormity of the disastermagnitude of the enormitymoral enormityscale of the enormity
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15 total sentences available.
You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead.
Source: tatoeba (330432)
And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
Source: tatoeba (347769)
This globe is really unvast compared to the enormity of the universe. Feminine persons should adjust their mental viewpoint accordingly.
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