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massiveness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of massiveness

1 the quality or state of being very large

  • the massiveness of the puppy's paws suggested that this would be a very large dog
Synonyms of massiveness

enormity, enormousness, giantism, gigantism, hugeness, immenseness, immensity, magnitude, prodigiousness, vastitude, vastness
Words Related to massiveness

bigness, extensiveness, greatness, largeness, sizableness, voluminousness, weightiness

awesomeness, grandness, stupendousness, tremendousness

boundlessness, limitlessness

ampleness, capaciousness, commodiousness, spaciousness

excessiveness, extravagance, extremeness, gaudiness, grandiosity, immoderacy
Near Antonyms of massiveness

littleness, puniness, smallness

triviality
Antonyms of massiveness

diminutiveness, minuteness, tininess

2 the state or quality of being heavy

  • I need something with sufficient massiveness to block the wheels so this car won't roll down the ramp
Synonyms of massiveness

avoirdupois, heaviness, heftiness, ponderousness, weightiness
Words Related to massiveness

overweight

solidity, solidness, substantiality, substantialness

bulk, bulkiness, hugeness

cumbersomeness
Near Antonyms of massiveness

airiness, delicacy, ethereality, etherealness

flimsiness, fluffiness, insubstantiality, slightness
Antonyms of massiveness

lightness, weightlessness

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