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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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Aside from some robotic probes, no other country has put human beings on the massive rock that orbits our home planet.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

And if AI is as successful as its advocates claim, it will have massive macroeconomic disturbances, particularly to the labor market.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“I am very clear that there needs to be massive change, and I’ve done a lot of change.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

TOI-5205 b is about the size of Jupiter but orbits a much smaller star, one that is roughly four times Jupiter's size and only about 40 percent as massive as the Sun.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Exhibit one: their bamboo-only diet is too restrictive—limiting their habitat and potentially starving them with massive bamboo die-offs.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh