whopping

adjective

whop·​ping ˈ(h)wä-piŋ 

: extremely large

also : extraordinary, incredible

Synonyms of whopping

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

Examples of whopping in a Sentence

The play was a whopping success.

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Its rowdy terrain is set within one of the planet’s only inland temperate rainforests and receives a whopping 400 to 500 inches of snow each season. —Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026

The Imperial State Crown features a whopping 2,868 diamonds, including the legendary Cullinan II. —Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026

North Carolina was among states with the most arrivals — a whopping 299,782 newcomers in 2025, according to the retirement planning website. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026

But Mamdani won by a whopping nine percent margin in the race against former mayor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an Independent after Mamdani won the Democratic primary. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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