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- pronunciation:
- mae
sihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
consisting of a very large amount or quantity of matter; big and heavy; solid.
It is truly amazing that these massive stones were moved without the use of modern machinery.The fighter had a massive chest.- synonyms:
- huge
- antonyms:
- tenuous, wispy
- similar words:
- bulky, cumbersome, dense, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, great, heavyweight, hefty, humongous, mountainous, solid, substantial, tremendous
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| definition 2: |
impressive in size; imposing.
The building of the bridge was a massive project.
- synonyms:
- monumental, tremendous
- antonyms:
- tiny
- similar words:
- enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, great, mammoth, mighty, mountainous, prodigious, stupendous, towering
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| definition 3: |
in medicine, overwhelming or spread throughout the body.
The man had a massive heart attack.She died from a massive infection. |
| related words: |
big, bulky, capacious, colossal, dense, enormous, gargantuan, great, heavy, herculean, huge, immense, mammoth, overweight, ponderous, substantial, vast, wide |
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| derivations: |
massively (adv.), massiveness (n.) |
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