massive

adjective
UK: /ˈmæs.ɪv/
US: /ˈmæs.ɪv/

  1. Very large in size, amount, or degree

    1. The building is massive and impressive. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company suffered massive losses due to the economic downturn and poor sales. [ ] [ ]

  2. Solid and heavy

    1. That is a massive wooden table. [ ] [ ]
    2. The ship's massive hull resisted the battering waves during the storm. [ ] [ ]

  3. Very serious or important

    1. He has a massive headache now. [ ] [ ]
    2. The government faced massive pressure to reduce taxes before the elections. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

extensive substantial significant gigantic immense enormous tremendous colossal huge
massive adverb

  1. Extremely; to a great extent

    1. The project was massively over budget. [ ] [ ]
    2. The new stadium was massively popular, attracting huge crowds to every game. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "massive" in English means: Very large in size, amount, or degree, Solid and heavy, Very serious or important.

The phonetic transcription of "massive" is /ˈmæs.ɪv/ in British English and /ˈmæs.ɪv/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "massive": extensive, substantial, significant, gigantic, immense, enormous, tremendous, colossal, huge.

Example usage of "massive": "The building is massive and impressive.". More examples on the page.