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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“Portfolio insurance strategies” triggered the 1987 crash, while the Long-Term Capital Management default of 1998 that posed a systemic risk to the world financial system was the result of massive, derivative-heavy balance sheets, he explains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Instead of investing in branded casinos, he and his family have joined the cryptocurrency craze and are raking in massive profits.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Ineffective conservation practices are a massive problem, given that the stakes are so high.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

The rise of agentic AI, or the use of autonomous bots that use AI to perform tasks such as software coding, has led to a massive shortage of the computing resources available to companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The headquarters of the United States Pension Office is a redbrick building with massive marble columns marching abreast a soaring atrium in the middle.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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