1
as in heavy
having great weight
a massive piece of furniture that was nearly impossible to move
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2
as in huge
unusually large
the massive statue took up most of the small yard
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as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
the war memorial's massive dignity moves most visitors to reflective silence
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Recent Examples of massive
For something a little less massive, this 12% price drop on the Legion 5i from Lenovo hits the spot.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 2020, massive riots erupted over the murder of George Floyd, undergirded by a powerful social justice movement.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
Regional players like Gulf Air, Flydubai, and Kuwait Airways have also seen massive waves of cancellations over the more than three weeks so far of fighting.
—Graham Rapier, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
That win followed a massive $536 million jackpot claimed by an Illinois player on March 10.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 2020, massive riots erupted over the murder of George Floyd, undergirded by a powerful social justice movement.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
Regional players like Gulf Air, Flydubai, and Kuwait Airways have also seen massive waves of cancellations over the more than three weeks so far of fighting.
—Graham Rapier, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
That win followed a massive $536 million jackpot claimed by an Illinois player on March 10.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massive
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Relieved of their blindfolds, the men now wore heavy rucksacks filled with colored rocks representing their anger (red), guilt and shame (black), and sadness (blue).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Within eight minutes, the New Kensington fire department arrived and was met with heavy flames at the back of the house.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Video from Chopper 2 shows the huge animal lying in the sand at the Queens beach Thursday.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But, if the goal was to draw attention, the Weather Underground’s bombing campaign was a huge success.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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The journey is a true adventure that includes moderate to challenging hikes, but the reward is a wild, unspoiled jungle with magnificent wildlife encounters—Osa Peninsula hosts approximately 50% of all of the species found in Costa Rica.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bring part of that magnificent collection of art to the community.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The 33-year-old’s contract renewal was hardly the only hefty expenditure the club tied themselves to in 2025.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Airlines across the region, like Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific are slapping hefty fuel surcharges on flights; Vietnam and the Philippines are even weighing whether to ground planes.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The first time the scorebug appeared, it was accompanied by a gigantic advertisement that significantly increased the amount of space the graphic took up and remained for the entire inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Grow the infrastructure at Stockton’s gigantic port.—
Connor Letourneau,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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An intrepid British explorer, Peter MacNab, led the first team through this epic underworld of caverns the height of skyscrapers.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Written by Italian playwright Stefano Massini as an epic poem and adapted for the stage by Ben Power, the play’s language is lyrical and gorgeously descriptive.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Even if giant, enormous voids with no stars and galaxies in them at all did exist, this structure couldn’t possibly be one of those.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Wall Street’s footprint in New York remains enormous.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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On the Island of the Gods, fresh ideas arrive like waves, creating a glorious cocktail of cultures and influences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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For All Mankind is back and rarin’ to go, kicking things off with the glorious return of the season-opening catch-up montage.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Massive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massive. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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