Synonyms for magnitude
Most common
size extent quantity enormity importance consequence order of magnitude
Definitions
- n. 1
The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
Related words
- Phrases
- order of magnitude
Forms
- Plural
- magnitudes → sizes, quantities, enormities, dimensions…
Example sentences
- size Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
- extent To some extent, you can control the car in a skid.
- quantity In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality.
- enormity He was unaware of the enormity of the offense.
- importance I rediscovered the importance of constant efforts.
- consequence He changed his mind in consequence of the marriage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| magnitude | falling | |
| size | steady | |
| extent | falling | |
| quantity | falling | |
| enormity | rising | |
| importance | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sum1
- 4 letters
- size1, mass1, bulk1
- 6 letters
- volume2, extent2
- 7 letters
- bigness2
- 8 letters
- quantity3, grandeur2, enormity4
- 9 letters
- dimension3, greatness2
- 10 letters
- importance3
- 11 letters
- consequence3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (volume2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ampleur
- Italiano
- ampiezza
- Español
- tamaño
- Deutsch
- Ausdehnung
- Català
- amplitud