1
as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large
the massiveness of the puppy's paws suggested that this would be a very large dog
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as in heaviness
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massiveness
Noun
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The magnitude of loss can render even the most eloquent voices speechless.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Remember, magnitude is the scale used by astronomers to chart the apparent brightness of an object in the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Minnesota Timberwolves forward was sitting for his first interview since the end of last season, and there was a heaviness in the room as everyone waited to hear from him.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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That synchronicity — and the co-directors’ wise choice to lean into the play’s rich veins of humor — is what keeps The Brothers Size light on its toes, thrilling and energizing despite the fundamental heaviness of its heart.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The country spans 11 different time zones, making its vastness its biggest weakness in defending against Ukrainian drone attacks.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our Universe may be full of stars, galaxies, and a cosmic web of large-scale structure, all separated by the vastness of empty space between them, but it wasn’t born that way.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Like Phish or Taylor Swift or The Dead, 21P have created a universe for their fans that is a self-sustaining mechanism, even if the hugeness of it doesn’t always translate into huge chart success.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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Hawley, who directed the premiere, brings an impressive sense of scale to the action, conveying the hugeness of the spaceship and its urban crash zone, contrasted with the smallness of the figures trying to make their way through the mayhem.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The somber atmospherics and satisfying weightiness allowed Dudamel to show off his new ensemble’s soloists and sections, which have prepped for his arrival by burnishing their sonic gold.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Between every frame a disjunctive gap intrudes, subdividing the whole back into its parts, and thereby confronting the viewer with the plethora of copy culture, a barely manageable immensity of data.—
Jan Tumlir,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
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To appreciate the full moral weight and dramatic immensity of these moments means grasping the significance of the moments leading up to them—and the ones that come afterward.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Michigan House voted nearly unanimously in June to approve legislation aimed at cracking down on bots that purchase tickets in bulk, inflating demand and resale prices.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The rapid push for an indictment, despite the recommendation of career prosecutors, comes at a fraught time for the high-profile attorney's office, which handles a bulk of the country's national security cases.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To make the most of the full fury of its hot-cam performance, the Integra was trimmed of 140 pounds of not-so-necessary avoirdupois.—
Barry Winfield,
Car and Driver,
21 May 2020
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There are a few mildly funny moments, such as Garfield suddenly finding out he’s been wearing a collar and tag the whole time, hidden under his furry avoirdupois.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Massiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massiveness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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