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enormity

nounCommon GRE wordMore E words

the quality of being monstrously wicked or extremely large in scale

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In a sentence

Enormity in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing enormity in a sentence.

Only later did the survivors grasp the enormity of the disaster.

Synonyms
atrocitymonstrousnessimmensity
Antonyms
trivialityinsignificance
Common questions

Questions about “enormity

Enormity (noun) means the quality of being monstrously wicked or extremely large in scale
Here is enormity used in an example sentence: "Only later did the survivors grasp the enormity of the disaster."
Common synonyms for enormity include atrocity, monstrousness, immensity.
Antonyms of enormity include triviality, insignificance.
Enormity is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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