massive
Plural: massives
Adjective Satellite
- imposing in size or bulk or solidity
- "massive oak doors"
- "Moore's massive sculptures"
- being the same substance throughout
- "massive silver"
- imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
- "massive retaliatory power"
- "a massive increase in oil prices"
- "massive changes"
- consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
- "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"
Adj
- Very large in size or extent.
- Very large or bulky and heavy and solid.
- To a very great extent; total, utter.
- Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
- Outstanding, beautiful.
- Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
- Having a large mass.
- Having any mass.
- Homogeneous, unstructured.
- Homogeneous, unstructured.
- Not having an obvious crystalline structure.
Noun
- A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
- A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc.
Adjective
- Of very great size, extent, or quantity; enormous.
Examples
- A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
- a massive heart attack
- Big up to the Croydon massive!
- Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
- Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
- His MASSIVE 100-point play left his opponent speechless.
- Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
- The enlightenment comprises massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.
- Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
Synonyms
monolithic, monumental, awesome, bulky, clique, colossal, consequential, enormous, excellent, gang, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, heavy, hefty, huge, mahoosive, meaningful, overwhelming, set, significant, stupendous, substantial, super, titanic, weighty
Antonyms
crappy, disappointing, dwarf, inconsequential, insignificant, insubstantial, lame, light, little, massless, microscopic, midget, minuscule, piddling, pint-sized, stale, tiny, trifling, trivial, unimportant, wee
Scrabble Score: 12
massive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmassive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
massive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary