Synonyms for massive
- adjective
Most common
big huge large colossal heavy substantial stupendous significant
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Huge — substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid
big, huge, large, colossal, enormous, gigantic, humongous informal, gargantuan, immense, vast, giant, titanic, great, gurt UK, prodigious, mighty, elephantine, resounding, mahoosive slang UK
2. Heavy
heavy, substantial, hefty, solid, ponderous, weighty, bulky, cumbersome, material, swear, massy, ponderable rare
3. Stupendous — of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome
4. Significant
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
- adj. 2
Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
- adj. 3
Very large in size or extent.
The Enlightenment involved massive shifts in many areas of Western thought.
- adj. 4
To a very great extent; total, utter.
Related words
- Word family
- massively massiveness
Example sentences
- huge Yesterday I went to the zoo and saw a huge walrus.
- enormous She lives alone in a house of enormous dimensions.
- gigantic The Algiers Grand Mosque is a gigantic structure.
- colossal The project required a colossal amount of funding.
- substantial Human vices provide substantial government income.
- hefty A happy spirit is worth more than a hefty salary.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| massive | steady | |
| huge | rising | |
| enormous | steady | |
| gigantic | steady | |
| colossal | steady | |
| substantial | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- big1
- 4 letters
- huge1, vast1, gurt
- 5 letters
- great1, large1, super2, heavy2, solid2, giant2, swear1, hefty2, bulky2, massy
- 6 letters
- mighty2
- 7 letters
- awesome2, immense2, titanic3, weighty2
- 8 letters
- material4, enormous3, gigantic3, colossal3
- 9 letters
- excellent3, humongous3, compacted3, ponderous3, mahoosive
- 10 letters
- meaningful3, monumental4, cumbersome3, resounding3, monolithic4, prodigious3, stupendous3, gargantuan4, ponderable
- 11 letters
- significant4, substantial3, elephantine4
- 12 letters
- overwhelming4
- 13 letters
- consequential4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (super2 = 2 syllables).