supermassive

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adjective

Extremely massive; of extraordinary mass.

“supermassive star”

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivesupermassive (comparative more supermassive, superlative most supermassive)

comparative more supermassive · superlative most supermassive

  1. especiallyengineeringExtremely massive; of extraordinary mass.

    supermassive star

    1 more example

    supermassive SVBIED

    Synonyms: ultramassive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExtremely massive; of extraordinary mass.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishmassive
  8. Englishsupermassive

From super- + massive.

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Translations

Finnish supermassiivinen
  • supermassiivinenvery massive
Spanish supermasivo
  • supermasivovery massive
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APA

supermassive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supermassive

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“supermassive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supermassive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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