MASSY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

massy

adjective

Definition of massy

as in voluminous

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Recent Examples of massy While the attempts to create massy cinema land fine for most parts, Dhawan does not quite emerge as the larger-than-life south-Indian hero set to rule the audience merely with his presence. — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 All objects that have mass interact with other massy objects—that’s called gravitational interaction. — Wired, 6 Nov. 2019 The courtiers, having entered, brought furnaces and massy hammers and welded the bolts. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 4 May 2017

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Adjective

Modern Mermaid The fit and flare look got a voluminous update, with designers including Justin Alexander Signature, Elie Saab, Kyha Vivienne Westwood and more adding drama to the traditional mermaid wedding dress silhouette.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Congress has acknowledged, based on voluminous studies, that radiation at DOE sites poses health risks to workers.

— Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of voluminous

Adjective

Rather than relying on a bulky conventional liquid-cooling system with heavy hardware, the concept uses a flow-through tail designed around the Venturi effect.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
People with large or overactive chewing muscles, often from clenching or grinding, who want to soften a bulky lower-face look or ease jaw pain.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of bulky

Adjective

It should also be said that there’s some fairly outsize violence along the way, particularly during the combat scenes, plus other potentially disturbing bits of mayhem that may be too extreme for younger children.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Downey, who co-wrote the film with Stewart and directed it, thought that outsized hook would benefit from a recognizable framing.

— William Earl, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of outsize

Adjective

An elephantine star becoming a black hole doesn’t explain it either.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Queen Kapiolani, Hawaii’s queen from 1874 to 1891, died on the land that became the site of the elephantine indoor/outdoor Hyatt Regency resort in Waikīkī, where Kumukahi was the cultural ambassador for a decade.

— Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025

Definition of elephantine

Adjective

The 62-year-old man, a lifelong resident of Athens, said the cost of gas, utilities and groceries have become burdensome.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Tracking sleep and other vitals can help people improve their health—but wearing a tracker can feel burdensome.

— Erica Sweeney, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of burdensome

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