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

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

The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 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

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 attendees were hip, all ages, and slightly giddy, ready to have whales blow their minds. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

In July, Shedd said it had been asked to help rehome up to 10 beluga whales because of its experience caring for belugas and its specialized habitats. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

The knowledge center aims to help people understand our relationship with whales and their natural habitat. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 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