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See more synonyms for massive on Thesaurus.com consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns. large and heavy-looking: a massive forehead. large in scale, amount, or degree: a massive breakdown in communications; massive reductions in spending. solid or substantial; great or imposing: massive erudition. Mineralogy having no outward crystal form, although sometimes crystalline in internal structure. Show More
Origin of massive 1375–1425; late Middle English (see
mass ,
-ive ); replacing
Middle English massif <
Middle French Related forms mas·sive·ly , adverb mas·sive·ness , mas·siv·i·ty , noun Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains: second highest in U.S. Rockies. 14,421 feet (4396 meters). Show More
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Related Words for massive heavy ,
huge ,
enormous ,
imposing ,
colossal ,
big ,
grand ,
great ,
immense ,
monumental ,
substantial ,
mammoth ,
gargantuan ,
impressive ,
hefty ,
towering ,
extensive ,
gigantic ,
vast ,
tremendous Examples from the Web for massive Contemporary Examples of massive But the F-35 has been plagued with massive delays and cost overruns—mostly due to design defects and software issues.
This “Sixth Migration” of massive human migration to Texas is the larger story of the book, and it is a significant story.
It is very popular in Southeast Asia and has had massive growth.
“I am being proven right about massive vaccinations” he tweeted in September.
What you see is a massive , well-intentioned, legal junk pile.
Historical Examples of massive Hence, our architecture and statuary is massive and of immense proportions.
What storming of fortresses, built all of massive snowblocks!
He was altogether splendid, massive , overpowering, and impracticable.
The walls of Norman buildings are thick and massive , and are often faced with cut stone.
The bull-dog stood too short, while its massive jaws were an added protection.
British Dictionary definitions for massive (of objects) large in mass; bulky, heavy, and usually solid impressive or imposing in quality, degree, or scope massive grief relatively intensive or large; considerable a massive dose pathol affecting a large area of the body a massive cancer geology (of igneous rocks) having no stratification, cleavage, etc; homogeneous (of sedimentary rocks) arranged in thick poorly defined strata mineralogy without obvious crystalline structure Show More
slang a group of friends or associates; gang the Staines massive Show More
Derived Forms massively , adverb massiveness , noun Word Origin for massive C15: from French massif, from masse mass
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Word Origin and History for massive adj. c.1400, from Middle French massif "bulky, solid," from Old French masse "lump" (see mass (n.1)). Related: Massively ; massiveness . U.S. Cold War strategy of massive retaliation was introduced by J.F. Dulles in early 1954.
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Large in comparison with the usual amount. Affecting a large area of bodily tissue; widespread and severe. Show More
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