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

His job included photographing whale tails to identify individual animals and monitor their movements. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The three whales relocated to San Diego will raise the park’s number of belugas to six. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

It was created in 1982 amid concern that the rapidly expanding krill fishery could remove too much food from penguins, seals, whales and other predators. — Kim S. Bernard, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

The whales’ arrival in northern Peru aligns perfectly with peak surf season at surf destinations like Órganos and Máncora, which tend to see reliable waves from May to October. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026