whopping

adjective

whop·​ping ˈ(h)wä-piŋ 

: extremely large

also : extraordinary, incredible

Synonyms

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

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

This is relatively small compared to other previously visible comets, such as the giant Hale-Bopp, which was visible in the skies for a record 18 months in 1996 and 1997 due to being a whopping 37 miles in diameter. —Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

The company Eclipse Travel is running a whopping 17 different 2026 eclipse cruises and tours, including several that travel through the Arctic Ocean. —Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025

Yet advances in sports nutrition mean athletes can burn more calories than ever—some of today’s best ultramarathoners have been known to consume a whopping 500 calories per hour for 15 hours. —Jason Dinh, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025

On the food side of the bracket, candy apples from Amy's Gourmet Apples got 22% of reader votes, and The Elegant Farmer's apple pie got a whopping 78%. —Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025

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