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

More than 1,000 whales are typically killed each year, despite ongoing concerns over high levels of heavy metals in the meat. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

While transporting large mammals like whales, dolphins and polar bears by plane isn’t unheard of — SeaWorld has been doing it for decades, says Eric Otjen, vice president of zoological operations at the San Diego park. — 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

Victorian homes dot the landscape, and the views of Monterey Bay and its wildlife — otters, whales and seals — can’t be beat. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026

From mighty Rice’s whales to the humble rusty patched bumblebee, the 1973 act protects more than 1,600 listed endangered and threatened species and their habitats. — Medara Udoekong, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Aug. 2026

Future Live Migrations productions are planned around the journeys of sandhill cranes, whales, wildebeest and monarch butterflies. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

The Georgia Aquarium’s two newest beluga whales are safe and sound in Atlanta after being rescued from a shuttered aquatic park in Canada. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 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