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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Noakes said the Glenburnie Lodge team managed to turn the event into a "massive thing" which she described as "so lovely" and "so unexpected".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Higher rates would be bad for Intel and its peers, as they would make it tougher for AI hyperscalers to fund their massive spending plans.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

There’s surging power demand — mostly due to massive build-out in data centers to fuel AI — that’s upended a once sleepy corner of the market.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The dangers if they fail or are misused are massive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“Big, big, big, big, big,” said Cassiopeia, counting the row of massive fluted columns that lined the colonnade.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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