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

At One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, guests receive miniature ceramic cacti and seasonal ceramic whales filled with sweets, turning the local landscape into a memorable keepsake. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Eventually and from a respectful distance, Ayres hopped in the water to get a better look at the whales. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026

The whales napping close to the surface of the water blow out some of the air in their lungs, which then prevents them from floating back up. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Environmentalists say this could spell the end for the vanishing whales, which can drown after getting tangled up in fishing gear or being struck by boats. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Six beluga whales who were trapped at Canada's now-defunct Marineland have safely made it to the United States, after federal officials authorized a rescue for the pod of 30 whales remaining at the once-popular theme park that closed in 2024. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Researchers found a relationship between oyster beds and gatherings of fish and whales. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 15 July 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