Synonyms for magnitude
ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud

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1. magnitude(noun)

   the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

   "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"

   Synonyms:
   descriptive linguistics

   Antonyms:
   prescriptive linguistics

2. magnitude(noun)

   relative importance

   "a problem of the first magnitude"

   Synonyms:
   devoutness, religiousness

3. order of magnitude, magnitude(noun)

   a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10

   Synonyms:
   percent sign, percentage sign

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1. magnitude(n.)

   Synonyms:
   size, bulk, volume, extent, dimension, CAPACITY

2. magnitude(n.)

   Synonyms:
   greatness, importance

3. magnitude(n.)

   Synonyms:
   (Math.) quantity

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1. List of paraphrases for "magnitude":

   scale, amplitude, extent, size, greatness, grandeur, scope, breadth, enormity, importance, seriousness, gravity, volume, severity, degree, vastness, depth

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How to use magnitude in a sentence?

1. Gaston Bachelard:

   It is not a question of observation which propels mankind forward as if toward a looking glass of great magnitude; it is an instance of aggrandized reflection that insinuates the human psyche to the inhuman.

2. Marianne Moore:

   War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could be transmuted into ideals of magnanimity, peace might be realized.

3. Jeffrey Landsberg:

   The global economy and dry-bulk shipping market are showing us very real signs of distress, while dry-bulk rates often face at least some pressure during the early stages of a year, the magnitude of the declines being seen lately have been very rare.

4. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Forgiving others' mistakes, wrong and harmful conduct measures and determines the magnitude of patience and purifies heart and mind; learn it from humanity since it dignifies human.

5. Jerry Bostick:

   It was a can-do attitude, we were very sober and somber in what we were doing. We took it very seriously. We worked very hard. But at the same time it was fun, we really didn't think of it as a job, even though we were working twelve hours a day at least, six days a week. We didn't understand the magnitude of what we were doing, the gee-whiz aspects.

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