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

And this one checks every box, with a cotton-modal blend that feels baby-soft against the skin, coupled with a poplin skirt that adds a bit of shape — but doesn't look voluminous or weigh you down.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
The strappy design, which retailed for $36,990, boasted a voluminous circle skirt covered in gold floral appliqués.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026

Definition of voluminous

Adjective

Schieffelin, who played football last season because had used up his basketball eligibility, used his bulky frame to grab eight rebounds on an 11-point night.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
The McGregor of 2013 is slower and bulkier than the McGregor of 2026, and his already suspect gas tank won’t be helped by the time off and the volume of strikes that will be coming his way from the always throwing Holloway.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of bulky

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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

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One of the most high-profile and controversial figures in British politics, Farage has had an outsized effect as a champion of leaving the European Union and foe of large-scale immigration.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
In a recent post, the World Bank confirms the Gulf's outsized role in meeting the global petrochemical feedstock demand, consistent with the region's position as a dominant exporter across its multi-energy export portfolio.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 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

Immigrants detained at two federal facilities in California have launched a boycott in protest of increasing and, in their view, burdensome prices at the facilities’ commissaries for items including tampons, coffee and soup.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Rolling back Obamacare’s most burdensome mandates would allow insurers to offer more affordable and tailored coverage options.

— Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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