Synonyms of whales

whales 1 of 2

noun

plural of whale

as in dinosaurs

something that is unusually large and powerful

a whale of a pickup truck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dinosaurs
• giants
• monsters
• elephants
• mammoths
• leviathans
• titans
• mastodons
• hulks
• behemoths
• blockbusters
• Goliaths
• dreadnoughts
• jumbos
• colossi
• whoppers
• amazons
• heavyweights
• giantesses
• bulks
• juggernauts
• steamrollers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrimp
• mites
• dwarfs
• pygmies
• midgets
• runts
• half-pints
• wisps
• diminutives
• weaklings
• lightweights
• peewees
• wimps
• nonentities
• whippersnappers
• twerps

whales

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of whale

1

as in hits

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

• hits
• punches
• bats
• clips
• smacks
• pounds
• bangs
• slaps
• knocks
• slams
• claps
• strikes
• whacks
• swipes
• cracks
• socks
• boxes
• slugs
• nails
• tags
• kicks
• hammers
• belts
• thumps
• flicks
• licks
• taps
• clocks
• raps
• bobs
• bashes
• clouts
• swats
• chops
• smites
• thwacks
• pokes
• zaps
• jabs
• bops
• strokes
• wallops
• bonks
• bludgeons
• busts
• pushes
• shoves
• pastes
• biffs
• stabs
• pelts
• clobbers
• slogs
• bumps
• batters
• buffets
• stamps
• butts
• mauls
• knees
• hangs one on
• peppers
• decks
• beats
• cuffs
• bowls (down or over)
• brains
• bunts
• skulls
• lashes
• beans
• mangles
• pummels
• floors
• knocks down
• roughs
• drubs
• clubs
• spears
• laces
• levels
• slashes
• scuffs
• creams
• lambastes
• bungs
• dumps
• pommels
• prods
• jostles
• sledges
• whips
• conks
• saps
• fells
• rabbit-punches
• cudgels
• canes
• switches
• thrashes
• flails
• sucker punches
• sledgehammers
• flogs

2

as in hides

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

• hides
• whips
• flicks
• flagellates
• bats
• slashes
• tans
• lashes
• leathers
• hits
• switches
• scourges
• cuts
• pounds
• licks
• punches
• thrashes
• clips
• slaps
• flails
• knocks
• cowhides
• bangs
• mauls
• birches
• spanks
• horsewhips
• rawhides
• flogs
• smacks
• straps
• boxes
• swipes
• pelts
• socks
• clubs
• beats
• whacks
• claps
• slugs
• thumps
• canes
• quirts
• swats
• knouts
• paddles
• batters
• cudgels
• cracks
• works over
• lams
• buffets
• belts
• cuffs
• hammers
• clouts
• pistol-whips
• smites
• slates
• touches up
• thwacks
• threshes
• bops
• busts
• blackjacks
• bashes
• wallops
• belabors
• pastes
• fustigates
• fibs
• mangles
• lathers
• pummels
• laces
• roughs
• bastes
• bludgeons
• clobbers
• tromps
• lambastes
• pommels
• slogs
• bungs
• drubs
• whups
• whops

3

as in pounds

to strike repeatedly

mercilessly whaled the pickpocket for stealing from her purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pounds
• licks
• pelts
• bats
• lashes
• hides
• batters
• beats
• whips
• hits
• attacks
• does
• punches
• thumps
• knocks
• assaults
• clubs
• paddles
• slaps
• mauls
• tans
• works over
• punches out
• buffets
• boxes
• chops
• smashes
• belts
• raids
• spanks
• storms
• slams
• hammers
• curries
• slates
• threshes
• wounds
• belabors
• bashes
• fibs
• lathers
• thrashes
• pummels
• switches
• laces
• bastes
• wallops
• socks
• drubs
• smacks
• bludgeons
• bungs up
• birches
• tromps
• roughs (up)
• swipes
• lambastes
• pommels
• slogs
• whacks
• flogs
• descends (on or upon)
• cracks
• whups
• messes (up)
• beats up on
• whops
• flagellates
• jumps (on)
• lams
• whams
• rushes
• cuffs
• swats
• clouts
• straps
• cudgels
• besets
• leathers
• thwacks
• scourges
• pastes
• gores
• lacerates
• busts
• lays on
• canes
• assails
• pistol-whips
• whomps
• clobbers
• pounces (on or upon)
• cowhides
• maims
• horsewhips
• rawhides
• blackjacks
• mutilates
• fustigates
• mangles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whales

Noun

The public is advised to stay alert, particularly in active waterways with boat traffic, as whales can surface unexpectedly. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

The scientists also found evidence of specialized, super-sized neurons involved in social cognition only found in large-brain mammals like elephants, whales, and primates, including humans. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

According to the study, one of the whales was seen off the coast of Bahia in Brazil before being sighted 22 years later at a breeding ground in Hervey Bay, Australia, about 9,383 miles away. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

But larger animals, such as whales, mature slowly and reproduce later. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

The moratorium allows Indigenous peoples in certain parts of the world, such ‌as Greenland and ​Alaska, to hunt whales because whale ‌products play a vital role ​in their nutritional and cultural lives. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Ocean Rainforest said no whales got tangled in taut lines during a two-year demo project. — Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Each summer, thousands of beluga whales migrate to the mouth of the Churchill River, to feed on small fish and nurse their young. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

Winter also brings memorable encounters with whales across Australia, including swimming with dwarf minke whales along the Great Barrier Reef from June through July and spotting migrating humpbacks along the east coast from May through October. — Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

Killer whales off New England The aquarium says killer whale sightings are uncommon in New England waters. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026