massive

[mas-iv] / ˈmæs ɪv /

ADJECTIVE

large

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big colossal enormous extensive gargantuan gigantic grand great heavy hefty huge immense imposing impressive mammoth monumental substantial towering tremendous vast

WEAK

bulky cracking cumbersome cumbrous elephantine gross hulking mighty monster mountainous ponderous prodigious solid stately titanic unwieldy walloping weighty whopping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

common dwarfed inconsequential insignificant limited little miniature miniscule minor minute narrow poor short slight small teeny tiny trivial unimportant unimposing unimpressive weak

Example Sentences

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The dangers if they fail or are misused are massive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

In 2023, the owners of the massive 712-unit Westside complex attempted to evict every single resident in order to install fire sprinklers and safety upgrades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The way they were treated was a "massive kick in the teeth" and it had caused widespread anger, she said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It’s a different strain than the Zaire ebolavirus, which caused a massive outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone that began in 2013.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

Part of me is surprised I was so invested in babysitting that I forgot the massive raincloud hovering over my family.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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