Antonyms for magnitude
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mag-ni-tood, -tyood |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud |
Definition of magnitude
Origin :- c.1400, "greatness of size or character," from Latin magnitudo "greatness, bulk, size," from magnus "great" (see magnate) + -tudo, suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives and participles (see -tude). Meaning "size, extent" is from early 15c. Of stars, "brightness," from 1640s.
- noun importance
- noun size
- Dick went on speaking with a seriousness suited to the magnitude of his interests.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- I have no illusions about the magnitude of the job, of its practical hopelessness.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- Let then your future life show that you are not insensible of the magnitude of the obligation.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
- "An experiment of this magnitude shouldn't be treated so lightly," he added acidly.
- Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin
- One can show his sense of the magnitude of his crime even by the manner of defending it.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- What was not known, however, was the magnitude or the plan of these preparations.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- The magnitude of the sums already invested in her affair staggered her.
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
- Why should we make account of time, or of magnitude, or of figure?
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- We are full of these superstitions of sense, the worship of magnitude.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- It was only then that he realized the magnitude and awfulness of the task he had undertaken.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
Synonyms for magnitude
- admeasurement
- amount
- amplitude
- bigness
- breadth
- bulk
- capacity
- compass
- consequence
- degree
- dimension
- dimensions
- eminence
- enormity
- enormousness
- expanse
- extent
- grandeur
- greatness
- hugeness
- immensity
- import
- intensity
- largeness
- mark
- mass
- measure
- measurement
- moment
- momentousness
- note
- pith
- proportion
- proportions
- quantity
- range
- reach
- significance
- signification
- sizableness
- space
- strength
- tremendousness
- vastness
- volume
- weight
- weightiness
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