adj · neutral
massive
/ˈmæsɪv/MAS·sive
Band 6-7task1task2speaking
very large in size, amount, or degree
Examples
“The city suffered massive flooding after the storm.”
“The company made a massive investment in new technology.”
“Massive public support helped the campaign succeed.”
Band 8 sentence
“The charity received a massive influx of donations after the televised appeal, enabling immediate relief operations.”
Collocations
- massive damage
- massive investment
- massive scale
Word family
mass nounmassively adverbmassiveness noun
Common mistakes
There were massive problemss last year.→There were massive problems last year.
A massive number of informations was lost.→A massive amount of information was lost.
Say it for a higher band
5big→6huge→7+massive
Synonyms
huge
enormous
Easily confused
extensive
“The storm caused extensive damage along the coast, but the town itself suffered massive structural collapse.”
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