Antonyms for massive
ˈmæs ɪvmas·sive

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1. massiveadjective

   Of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.

   A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.

   Antonyms:
   insubstantial, light

   Synonyms:
   heavy, weighty, hefty, bulky, substantial

2. massiveadjective

   Much larger than normal.

   Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.

   Antonyms:
   minuscule, dwarf, tiny, little, microscopic, pint-sized, midget, wee

   Synonyms:
   enormous, gigantic, great, gargantuan, huge, mahoosive, titanic, colossal, giant

3. massiveadjective

   Of great significance or import; overwhelming.

   The enlightenment comprises massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.

   Antonyms:
   inconsequential, trivial, insignificant, unimportant, piddling, trifling

   Synonyms:
   overwhelming, significant, weighty, meaningful, consequential

4. massiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   disappointing, crappy, stale, lame

   Synonyms:
   stupendous, awesome, super, excellent

5. massiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   massless

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. massive

   Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, spacious, vast, wide

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1. massive

   Antonyms:
   slight, petty, stunted, frail, slender, airy

   Synonyms:
   solid, huge, colossal, weighty, mighty, vast

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. massive, monolithic, monumentaladjective

   imposing in size or bulk or solidity

   "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"

   Antonyms:
   little, small, hollow, light

   Synonyms:
   monolithic, monumental

2. massiveadjective

   being the same substance throughout

   "massive silver"

   Antonyms:
   little, small, light, hollow

   Synonyms:
   monolithic, monumental

3. massiveadjective

   imposing in scale or scope or degree or power

   "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"

   Antonyms:
   little, small, light, hollow

   Synonyms:
   monolithic, monumental

4. massiveadjective

   consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter

   "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"

   Antonyms:
   little, small, hollow, light

   Synonyms:
   monolithic, monumental

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1. massiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   ponderous, bulky, immense, huge, cumbersome, massy

How to use massive in a sentence?

1. Marco Calzini:

   To be in the book is a dream come true, a massive achievement.

2. Natalia Ulianytska:

   When there’s a massive missile attack I go to the bathroom together with my cat.

3. Popular Fortnite YouTuber FaZe Jarvis:

   It's obvious that I made a massive mistake. And, of course, I would never think about doing anything like this again, you know, when I was making those videos, I never thought about the consequences that could happen from me making those videos. I just thought about entertaining you guys.

4. Ava DuVernay:

   We're hoping that people watch this very famous case and begin to become emotional and connected to the idea that we need massive work to reframe the way we think about criminality in the United States.

5. Juan Pappier:

   This is a level of massive, systematic criminalization of demonstrators that we have very rarely seen in Latin America in recent decades, it's very clear the message the Cuban government is trying to convey is that what happened in July is absolutely forbidden and can not happen again.

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