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

• shrimp
• dwarf
• midget
• diminutive
• pigmy
• 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
• nail
• kick
• slug
• sock
• tag
• box
• thump
• bop
• hammer
• bob
• clock
• poke
• tap
• clout
• rap
• bash
• lick
• belt
• swat
• flick
• smite
• bust
• shove
• bludgeon
• bonk
• stroke
• chop
• jab
• clobber
• push
• thwack
• zap
• paste
• bump
• wallop
• stab
• biff
• 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)
• lambast
• 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
• knock
• lick
• bang
• maul
• pound
• spank
• horsewhip
• flog
• smack
• clip
• strap
• whack
• swipe
• pelt
• cane
• thump
• beat
• club
• box
• clap
• sock
• slug
• quirt
• swat
• cudgel
• paddle
• bop
• touch up
• rough
• blackjack
• clout
• buffet
• knout
• crack
• cuff
• lam
• 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
• lambast
• slog
• belabor
• whap
• 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
• lash
• bat
• whip
• batter
• beat
• hit
• thump
• attack
• punch
• slap
• knock
• do
• assault
• paddle
• maul
• slam
• tan
• punch out
• smash
• club
• curry
• buffet
• spank
• chop
• raid
• birch
• slate
• hammer
• pummel
• work over
• storm
• belt
• lather
• thrash
• bludgeon
• bash
• box
• smack
• lace
• fib
• pommel
• wound
• rough (up)
• whack
• wallop
• switch
• bung up
• beat up on
• whup
• drub
• flog
• whop
• swipe
• thresh
• baste
• lambast
• sock
• slog
• belabor
• whap
• lambaste
• crack
• mess (up)
• leather
• swat
• cudgel
• tromp
• clout
• strap
• rush
• descend (on or upon)
• lam
• cuff
• bust
• jump (on)
• wham
• flagellate
• scourge
• cane
• pounce (on or upon)
• paste
• lay on
• clobber
• thwack
• cowhide
• beset
• gore
• whomp
• blackjack
• rawhide
• lacerate
• assail
• horsewhip
• mangle
• maim
• mutilate
• fustigate
• pistol-whip

Examples of whale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

At one point during the competition a whale jumped out of the water while surfers were in the water. —Victoria Milko, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024

These tiny spines could have trapped food, much as rows of baleen in whales’ mouths filter seawater and trap plankton. —Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 30 July 2024

Scientists have since found evidence that parrots, and perhaps whales and bats, use calls that identify them as individuals too. —Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 18 July 2024

To humans, humpbacks are known as some of the most playful of whales, beloved for their surface athletics. —Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024