Synonyms for massive
ˈmæs ɪvmas·sive

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1. massiveadjective

   Of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.

   A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.

   Synonyms:
   heavy, weighty, hefty, bulky, substantial

   Antonyms:
   insubstantial, light

2. massiveadjective

   Much larger than normal.

   Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.

   Synonyms:
   enormous, gigantic, great, gargantuan, huge, mahoosive, titanic, colossal, giant

   Antonyms:
   minuscule, dwarf, tiny, little, microscopic, pint-sized, midget, wee

3. massiveadjective

   Of great significance or import; overwhelming.

   The enlightenment comprises massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.

   Synonyms:
   overwhelming, significant, weighty, meaningful, consequential

   Antonyms:
   inconsequential, trivial, insignificant, unimportant, piddling, trifling

4. massiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   stupendous, awesome, super, excellent

   Antonyms:
   disappointing, crappy, stale, lame

5. massiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   massless

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1. massive

   Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, spacious, vast, wide

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

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1. massive

   Synonyms:
   solid, huge, colossal, weighty, mighty, vast

   Antonyms:
   slight, petty, stunted, frail, slender, airy

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1. massive, monolithic, monumentaladjective

   imposing in size or bulk or solidity

   "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"

   Synonyms:
   monolithic, monumental

   Antonyms:
   little, small, hollow, light

2. massiveadjective

   being the same substance throughout

   "massive silver"

   Synonyms:
   monolithic, monumental

   Antonyms:
   little, small, light, hollow

3. massiveadjective

   imposing in scale or scope or degree or power

   "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"

   Synonyms:
   monolithic, monumental

   Antonyms:
   little, small, light, hollow

4. massiveadjective

   consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter

   "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"

   Synonyms:
   monolithic, monumental

   Antonyms:
   little, small, hollow, light

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1. massiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous

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1. massiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   ponderous, bulky, immense, huge, cumbersome, massy

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1. List of paraphrases for "massive":

   mass, huge, large-scale, enormous, massif, tremendous, immense, large, vast, extensive, gigantic, great, widespread, colossal, considerable, major, substantial, overwhelming, forklift, bulk, big, mass-scale, wide, formidable, broad, heavy, mammoth, giant

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1. Bernie Sanders:

   We have to end institutional racism but we have to deal with the reality that 50% of young black kids are unemployed, that we have massive poverty in America, that we have an unsustainable level of income and wealth inequality, as Martin Luther King Jr. told us, we have address both.

2. Stephen Briggs:

   It's been a big shock to the market, this massive flood into the LME warehouses.

3. Costanza Argiroffi:

   The detected coronal mass ejection is 10,000 times more massive than the most extreme solar coronal mass ejections, but not as fast as expected, Solar coronal mass ejections can be ejected at velocities up to a thousand kilometers per second [2.2 million mph], while the detected coronal mass ejection has a velocity of 90 kilometers per second [200,000 mph].

4. Fergus Cullen:

   The idea that people are coming to New Hampshire to commit fraud on a massive scale like this is just preposterous and it needs to be called out as untrue.

5. Michael Saltsman:

   Let's start by calling this irresponsible, when you talk about these really massive jumps it's no longer an impact at the margin, it’s the sort of thing that could be the difference between a business staying open and closing.