Synonyms of whale

whale 1 of 2

noun

ˈ(h)wāl 

as in dinosaur

something that is unusually large and powerful

a whale of a pickup truck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dinosaur
• giant
• monster
• elephant
• mammoth
• leviathan
• hulk
• Goliath
• titan
• mastodon
• blockbuster
• colossus
• behemoth
• jumbo
• dreadnought
• whopper
• heavyweight
• bulk
• giantess
• juggernaut
• amazon
• steamroller

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dwarf
• midget
• diminutive
• mite
• pygmy
• half-pint
• runt
• lightweight
• weakling
• wisp
• wimp
• peewee
• nonentity
• twerp
• whippersnapper

whale

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to hit

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

whaled the ball so hard that it sailed over the fence and into the neighbor's yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hit
• punch
• smack
• slap
• bang
• knock
• slam
• bat
• strike
• clip
• pound
• clap
• whack
• swipe
• crack
• kick
• nail
• slug
• sock
• tag
• box
• thump
• bop
• hammer
• bob
• clock
• poke
• tap
• clout
• rap
• bash
• lick
• belt
• swat
• smite
• flick
• bust
• shove
• bludgeon
• stroke
• chop
• jab
• clobber
• push
• thwack
• zap
• paste
• bump
• wallop
• stab
• biff
• bonk
• slog
• pelt
• rough
• pepper
• maul
• buffet
• butt
• deck
• beat
• batter
• stamp
• pummel
• hang one on
• cuff
• bung
• knee
• mangle
• spear
• brain
• cream
• skull
• dump
• floor
• pommel
• lace
• slash
• bean
• lash
• fell
• bunt
• club
• knock down
• drub
• bowl (down or over)
• sledge
• cane
• whip
• lambaste
• sap
• cudgel
• conk
• scuff
• prod
• jostle
• flail
• level
• thrash
• rabbit-punch
• switch
• sucker punch
• flog
• sledgehammer

2

as in to hide

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

whaled the rug with a broom to knock the dirt out of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hide
• whip
• slash
• leather
• flick
• tan
• bat
• flagellate
• scourge
• cut
• birch
• hit
• lash
• cowhide
• switch
• flail
• thrash
• slap
• punch
• rawhide
• lick
• knock
• bang
• maul
• pound
• spank
• horsewhip
• flog
• smack
• clip
• strap
• whack
• swipe
• pelt
• cane
• thump
• beat
• club
• box
• sock
• clap
• slug
• quirt
• swat
• cudgel
• paddle
• bop
• touch up
• rough
• blackjack
• clout
• buffet
• knout
• cuff
• lam
• crack
• bust
• hammer
• slate
• batter
• smite
• pummel
• bung
• work over
• belt
• bash
• lather
• clobber
• mangle
• bludgeon
• thwack
• paste
• lace
• wallop
• fib
• pommel
• fustigate
• pistol-whip
• whup
• drub
• thresh
• baste
• whop
• slog
• belabor
• lambaste
• tromp

3

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

mercilessly whaled the pickpocket for stealing from her purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pound
• pelt
• hide
• bat
• lash
• whip
• batter
• beat
• hit
• thump
• attack
• punch
• slap
• knock
• do
• assault
• paddle
• maul
• slam
• tan
• punch out
• smash
• club
• curry
• buffet
• spank
• raid
• birch
• chop
• slate
• hammer
• pummel
• work over
• storm
• belt
• lather
• thrash
• bludgeon
• bash
• smack
• box
• lace
• fib
• pommel
• wound
• rough (up)
• wallop
• switch
• whack
• bung up
• beat up on
• whup
• drub
• flog
• whop
• thresh
• swipe
• baste
• sock
• slog
• belabor
• lambaste
• mess (up)
• crack
• leather
• swat
• cudgel
• tromp
• clout
• strap
• rush
• descend (on or upon)
• lam
• cuff
• bust
• jump (on)
• wham
• flagellate
• scourge
• cane
• pounce (on or upon)
• lay on
• paste
• clobber
• thwack
• beset
• gore
• whomp
• blackjack
• rawhide
• lacerate
• assail
• cowhide
• horsewhip
• mangle
• maim
• mutilate
• fustigate
• pistol-whip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whale

Noun

Two more beluga whales have died at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, including one that was rehomed at the facility just weeks earlier as part of an international effort to rescue Canada's last captive whales, the aquarium announced Wednesday. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

The deaths come one week after Shedd announced the death of Peekachu, a beloved 23-year-old female beluga who arrived at the aquarium in July as part of an international effort to relocate whales from Marineland, a shuttered marine park in Canada. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

The duo's move paved the way for an immediate vote on a bill to protect lobstermen from new federal whale-protection regulations. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

This oversized aircraft looks a bit like a giant flying whale. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026