whopping

1 of 2

adjective

whop·​ping ˈ(h)wä-piŋ 

: extremely large

also : extraordinary, incredible

whopping

2 of 2

present participle of whop entry 1

Synonyms of whopping

Adjective

• huge
• gigantic
• enormous
• vast
• tremendous
• massive
• giant
• colossal
• mammoth
• immense
• astronomical
• monumental
• bumper

Examples of whopping in a Sentence

Adjective

The play was a whopping success.

The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The antennas on each of these next-gen spacecraft cover a whopping 2,400 square feet (223 square m) — the largest ever deployed in LEO by a commercial satellite. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026

The Signature 27 will set you back a whopping $1,599 and comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

With a powerhouse cast that included Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, and Reid Scott, the series raked in a whopping 17 Emmy wins during its time on air and made Simons a recognizable face in Hollywood. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026

As of Wednesday morning, a whopping 82% of votes were against the proposition, more than any other. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whopping

• chopping
• copping
• cropping
• dropping
• flopping
• hopping
• lopping
• mopping
• popping
• propping
• shopping
• slopping

Kids Definition

whopping

adjective

whop·​ping ˈhwäp-iŋ 

ˈwäp-

: extremely large

got a whopping increase in his allowance

also : incredible

a whopping success