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. John Sisay:

   I think the government really as a matter of policy needs to take a hard look at how we attract investors, i think the government needs to go out and do some massive PR ... the stigma will last as long as you allow it to last, in my view... We need to go out and tell people that Ebola has finished, but also to reaffirm to people that there are good, strong protocols in place that won't allow us to get back to the epidemic stage again.

2. Susi Pudjiastuti:

   I'm very sad. I lose my eating appetite. I lose my sleep, they are building up an empire on slavery, on stealing, on fish( ing) out, on massive environmental destruction for a plate of seafood.

3. David Carlson:

   Massive temperature hikes, but also extreme events like floodings, have become the new normal.

4. Brian Corvino:

   Oncology is a go-big-or-go-home category, the amount of investment to develop and commercialize oncology drugs is massive and only becomes efficient at a certain scale.

5. Donald Trump:

   We fly these massive bombers in from Guam, and when I first started a certain general said, oh, yes sir, we fly them in from Guam, its right next door. Right next door is seven hours away and then they come and drop millions of dollars of bombs and then they go back, we spend hundreds of millions of dollars on those exercises, and I hated to see it. I thought it was unfair.

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