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. H. L. Mencken:

   The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore.

2. The President:

   I think the Susan Rice thing is a massive story, i think it's a massive, massive story... I think it's going to be the biggest story.

3. Annie Dillard:

   It could be that our faithlessness is a cowering cowardice born of our very smallness, a massive failure of imagination... If we were to judge nature by common sense or likelihood, we wouldn't believe the world existed.

4. Freya Harrison:

   What we found was very interesting -- we found that Bald's eyesalve is incredibly potent as an anti-Staphylococcal antibiotic in this context, we were going from a mature, established population of a few billion cells, all stuck together in this highly protected biofilm coat, to really just a few thousand cells left alive. This is a massive, massive killing ability.

5. Steve Diggle:

   We were going from a mature, established population of a few billion cells, all stuck together in this highly protected biofilm coat, to really just a few thousand cells left alive. This is a massive, massive killing ability.