massive

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Very large in size or extent.

   • Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
   • The Enlightenment involved massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.
2. 2

   Substantial in mass

   Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.

   • A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
3. 3

   To a very great extent

   To a very great extent; total, utter.

   • Notwithstanding Catherine's assurances, I was apprehensive about meeting Denys, worried that I would come off as a massive idiot […]
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   1. 4

      Of particularly exceptional quality or value

      Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

      • Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
      • Ok true believers here is the low down of massive coolness.
      • Heaps excited about it - I'm planning for a massive day.
   2. 5

      Outstanding, beautiful.

      • Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
   3. 6

      Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

      • a massive heart attack
   4. 7

      Having any mass.

      • Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
   5. 8

      Homogeneous, unstructured.

   6. 9

      A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

      • karst massives in western Georgia
   7. 10

      A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.

      • Big up to the Croydon massive!

The neighborhood

• synonymbulkyof or pertaining to a large mass
• synonymheavyof or pertaining to a large mass
• synonymheftyof or pertaining to a large mass
• synonymsubstantialof or pertaining to a large mass
• synonymweightyof or pertaining to a large mass
• synonymconsequentialof great significance or import
• synonymmeaningfulof great significance or import
• synonymoverwhelmingof great significance or import
• synonymsignificantof great significance or import
• antonyminsubstantialantonym(s) of “of or pertaining to a large mass”
• antonymlightantonym(s) of “of or pertaining to a large mass”
• antonymdwarfantonym(s) of “much larger than normal”
• antonymlittleantonym(s) of “much larger than normal”
• antonymmicroscopicantonym(s) of “much larger than normal”
• antonymmidgetantonym(s) of “much larger than normal”
• antonymminusculeantonym(s) of “much larger than normal”
• antonympint-sizedantonym(s) of “much larger than normal”
• antonymtinyantonym(s) of “much larger than normal”
• antonymweeantonym(s) of “much larger than normal”
• antonyminconsequentialantonym(s) of “of great significance or import”
• antonyminsignificantantonym(s) of “of great significance or import”