massive
940
2.9
- adjective
- /ˈmæsɪv/
:
enorme
- He faced a massive challenge when he decided to climb Mount Everest.
- a massive change
- massive amounts
- a massive influx
And that is a, that's a massive change for Earth.
- And that is a, that's a massive change for Earth.
- And, you know, that was a massive risk and change for them.
- So no basil, no garlic, but massive amounts of black pepper.
- And there has been massive exchange of of ideas.
- I just, I just see it as a massive carrot dangling.
- And that suggests massive climatic change on Mars.
- Then you have massive scandal with Prince Andrew.
- I mean Biden just did a massive grab for national.
- And that was a massive, massive hit for us.
- Especially if they experienced a massive loss of face publicly.
- But the increases in dopamine were massive and lasted hours.
- And so that is a massive pressure cooker of stress.
- This is a cyclical boom and we are heading for a massive crash.
- So there were there was not massive confrontation.
Examples
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He has a massive hangover.
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And we are at the foot of this stomach-churningly massive fourth-highest structure in the us.
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And, you know, that was a massive risk and change for them.
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So that that is a massive loss, a massive loss.
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It's a massive data transfer.
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His plans also continue massive cuts to social care.
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In the middle of the 1920s, Florida experienced a massive real estate boom.
Academic text (2013) -
The views of the surrounding hills and the massive red rock architecture are breathtaking in every direction.
Academic text (2008) -
For decades, this practice generated massive tax revenue losses, augmenting the tax gap's size.
Academic text (2017) -
There was and still is little chance of massive violence occurring in central Sri Lanka.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
∞
1.0
Very large in size or number
∞
1.4
Very serious and having a large effect
918
3.0
Impressive and large in appearance or style
878
1.0
Very large in size
842
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
721
2.1
Very large in size or amount
423
4.4
Very strong in amount or feeling that is hard to deal with
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
65
3.8
Very large and affecting many people or places
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
55
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
51
5.7
Very important and impressive because of size or achievement
45
4.1
Being large in amount and often expensive
37
3.6
Very large in size, much bigger than normal
30
5.6
Very large in amount or size
26
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
24
5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
21
4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
13
4.8
A person or thing that seems bigger and more exciting than normal
9
3.9
Very large in size, amount, or importance
8
6.9
Very large and powerful
5
3.9
Very large in size or amount
Very large, often said in a playful way
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A heavy particle that hardly interacts with normal matter and may make up dark matter in space
How Intense
423
4.4
51
5.7
940
2.9
394
5.0
∞
2.5
112
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Massive comes from Latin massa and French massif, words that mean 'lump' or 'bulk', and like the English word mass they suggest a very large amount or great power. That's why massive is used for something impressive or extreme in scale or force.