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 same week of sky that delivers the aurora is also delivering polar bears on the tundra and beluga whales in the estuary. — Cody Chomiak, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

This year, the company began offering sailboat trips for between five and 10 people to observe the whales. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

The second largest mammals on Earth Southern elephant seals are the largest mammals on our planet, aside from whales, according to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Options for activities include paddleboarding and chasing Arctic swells in the fjords, sailing through sea cliffs and the uninhabited Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, and spotting whales, seals, Arctic foxes, and more wildlife. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 June 2026

Limantour Beach, however, makes our list due to its seemingly never-ending hiking trails and a plethora of wildlife (birds, seals, and even whales are commonly spotted along the shoreline). — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

Relying on wind for propulsion means the boat will also generate far less noise pollution than cargo ships, which is good news for whales and other marine life. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 June 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