massive
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
massive oak doors
Related & opposite
- heft derivation
- massiveness derivation
- large similar to
Sense 2 adjective
being the same substance throughout
massive silver
Related & opposite
- solid similar to
Sense 3 adjective
imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
massive retaliatory power
Related & opposite
- large similar to
Sense 4 adjective
consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | heft |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | massiveness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | large |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | solid |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | large |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | heft |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | heavy |