MASSY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

massy

adjective

Definition of massy

as in voluminous

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Recent Examples of massy While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence. — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction. — Wired, 6 Nov. 2019 The courtiers, having entered, brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the bolts. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 4 May 2017

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Adjective

Miller accompanied his announcement with the release of a voluminous cache of investigative and court documents, as well as audio and video clips, related to the custody dispute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
In 2016, Grande began embracing more over-the-top silhouettes, as seen here with this voluminous, billowing black tulle look from Christian Siriano.

— Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of voluminous

Adjective

Its longline fit offers coverage in blustery winds or rain without feeling too bulky in mild temperatures.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Having to wear a bulky oven glove while flipping your omelet because the pan handle is too hot is an unnecessary obstacle.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of bulky

Adjective

Character movements can feel heavy, almost leaden, and backgrounds are often stripped down to their simplest forms, leaving them flat and artificial.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Bulgur is one of those wheat variants that in this country seems tethered to an unfair reputation as a leaden relic of 1970s health-food fads.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of leaden

Adjective

With James and fellow vocal leader Marcus Smart now elsewhere, Doncic’s presence off the court will be almost as important as his outsized impact on it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
And similarly to its namesake, the off-Broadway show currently playing at the Culture Club in Manhattan has experienced an outsize response from theatergoers.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of outsize

Adjective

Queen Kapiolani, Hawaii’s queen from 1874 to 1891, died on the land that became the site of the elephantine indoor/outdoor Hyatt Regency resort in Waikīkī, where Kumukahi was the cultural ambassador for a decade.

— Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Eclectic traditionalism, remade on an elephantine scale, is the style of totalitarianism.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

Definition of elephantine

Adjective

Amendment 3 assumes the caps on non-homestead properties will prevent overly burdensome tax increases on those properties.

— Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
While the city auditor recommended a revenue increase of 82% and 186% for water and sewer respectively, the Department of Utilities determined that this rate increase would be too burdensome to residents.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of burdensome

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