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Synonyms for massive
ˈmæs ɪvmas·sive

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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  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

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. massive

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

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

Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 4 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. massiveadjective

    Synonyms:
    bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. massiveadjective

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

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How to use massive in a sentence?

  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.


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