How to Use massive in a Sentence

massive

adjective
Definition of massivenext
Synonyms for massivenext
  • The fort had massive walls.
  • A massive effort will be required to clean up the debris.
  • You can find a massive amount of information on the Internet.
  • The stunt received massive publicity.
  • The Show — and the grind — that comes with it is a massive step.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Has its boss lost his job for what seems to be a massive screwup?
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Which would lead to the massive Israeli air war, and now the ground action.
    — Greg Palkot, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Now, Louisville once again sits poised to face what could be a massive strike.
    — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Keep scrolling to see the very best of what REI has to offer in this massive long weekend event.
    — Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
  • An open-air floor plan connects the main living room to a massive chef’s kitchen.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
  • In the days and weeks that followed, a massive search effort ensued.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2023
  • As in the past, the law enforcement presence will be massive.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Movies didn’t have a massive life, except for maybe a little bit of TV play.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The massive flooding has redrawn the battlefield in that part of the southern front.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2023
  • Demand Justice The last few years have seen a massive shift in the way blue-chip art responds to inequity.
    — Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Rebirth boasts massive expansions to the remake project and the series as a whole.
    — Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Klimek: John’s book was published before the massive fires that plagued Canada over the summer.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And the 29-year-old AEW star is pummeling her opponents with a massive grin on her face.
    — Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Isabel Marant ones have such a massive tongue that my pants crinkle up above them in an attractive way.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 June 2023
  • Light streams into the vast, subterranean lounge thanks to a massive, 25-foot-wide skylight.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
  • His successor lasted just six days on the job, due to massive unrest.
    — Marcelo Rochabrun, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2023
  • This massive plant, as well as a new pipeline to bring the gas to the facility, will cost customers as much as $1 billion.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • But the massive surveillance operation launched to find her hints there’s more to her case.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • The position has a massive supply of young, fresh legs coming up through the draft each year, and carries arguably the most injury risk.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
  • The Northern Lights are caused by coronal mass ejections, in which massive amounts of plasma erupt from the sun’s surface and are blown to Earth on solar winds.
    — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2023
  • What to Consider With over 3,000 guest rooms, this is a massive property.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Much of his time was spent at home poring over his dad’s massive record collection, which took up an entire wall.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The community may be minuscule, but the night sky views are massive.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The community launched a massive search, walking through the cornfields and scanning for any signs of Joughin.
    — Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • For example, they can be asked to drive massive trucks filled with tons of expensive equipment.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'massive.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: