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

Putting $25 on Joey Chestnut to eat the most hot dogs today will earn you a whopping $1. — Torrey Hart, New York Times, 4 July 2026

People also shelled out for sleep sprays and mists (with orders up by a whopping 632%) to prepare for a deeper reset. — Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Tech, the biggest sector winner, is down 9%, while healthcare, the longtime laggard, is up a whopping 12%. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Solar and battery storage represented a whopping 91% of the new energy that was built in the first quarter of the year. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 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