Synonyms of whip

whip 1 of 2

noun

as in strap

a long thin or flexible tool for striking

a 100-year-old whip that was once used by a coachman

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strap
• cane
• baton
• lash
• flogger
• switch
• bullwhip
• bat
• scourge
• quirt
• knout
• crop
• birch
• hickory
• rattan
• blacksnake
• bludgeon
• cudgel
• nightstick
• rawhide
• flail
• cowhide
• bastinado
• billy
• staff
• billy club
• cat-o'-nine-tails
• club

whip

2 of 2

verb

ˈ(h)wip 

1

as in to hide

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hide
• slash
• lash
• horsewhip
• flick
• slap
• leather
• spank
• switch
• flog
• knock
• cut
• hit
• lick
• flagellate
• punch
• flail
• tan
• thrash
• scourge
• smack
• cowhide
• bat
• strap
• bang
• maul
• birch
• rawhide
• whale
• whack
• clip
• quirt
• cane
• beat
• swipe
• pound
• clap
• crack
• thump
• knout
• swat
• cudgel
• box
• pelt
• club
• smite
• touch up
• pummel
• bludgeon
• paddle
• hammer
• clobber
• rough
• clout
• thwack
• bop
• sock
• batter
• cuff
• slug
• whup
• belt
• paste
• bash
• blackjack
• bust
• lather
• wallop
• bung
• mangle
• slate
• whop
• work over
• thresh
• pommel
• drub
• baste
• lace
• pistol-whip
• lam
• buffet
• lambaste
• fustigate
• slog
• fib
• belabor
• tromp

2

as in to overcome

to defeat by a large margin

we whipped them 13-0 in the last game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• throw
• beat
• cream
• bomb
• master
• bury
• trim
• skin
• flatten
• upset
• take
• paste
• thrash
• annihilate
• rout
• dust
• smoke
• blow away
• smother
• wax
• whup
• clobber
• top
• trounce
• overwhelm
• whop
• wallop
• sweep
• drub
• whomp
• lick
• beat the pants off
• score
• conquer
• destroy
• eat alive
• surpass
• snow under
• run circles around
• shellac
• exceed
• skunk
• succeed
• subdue
• crush
• tromp
• wipe the floor with
• dispatch
• cap
• best
• better
• worst
• subjugate
• surmount
• finish
• slaughter
• overthrow
• vanquish
• win (against)
• outdo
• overpower
• prevail (over)
• hurdle
• triumph (over)
• knock over
• break
• transcend
• outstrip
• overbear
• eclipse
• overtop
• excel
• outdistance
• outshine
• knock off
• flourish
• ace (out)
• overmatch
• upend
• edge (out)
• sink
• outfight
• pip
• nose out
• do in

3

as in to swing

to change the course or direction of (something)

any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swing
• turn
• deflect
• wheel
• shift
• divert
• move
• redirect
• veer
• whirl
• swivel
• switch
• avert
• deviate
• curve
• twist
• sway
• swerve
• shunt
• transfer
• bend
• reverse
• zigzag
• rechannel
• turn back
• sidetrack

4

as in to flutter

to move or cause to move with a striking motion

her hair whipped in the wind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flutter
• flap
• flail
• beat
• wave
• swing
• knock
• flop
• flick
• smack
• spank
• sway
• bang
• thump
• batter
• pound
• flit
• flicker
• oscillate
• pulse
• fan
• buffet
• undulate
• throb
• palpitate

5

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

huge raindrops whipped the windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• lash
• beat
• hide
• pound
• slap
• knock
• spank
• punch
• pelt
• batter
• hit
• do
• smash
• thump
• bat
• chop
• attack
• assault
• maul
• slam
• bludgeon
• pummel
• paddle
• hammer
• flog
• whup
• smack
• belt
• bash
• punch out
• tan
• thrash
• switch
• lather
• curry
• whack
• club
• whop
• slate
• crack
• raid
• box
• work over
• thresh
• wallop
• pommel
• drub
• storm
• lace
• swipe
• baste
• buffet
• lambaste
• birch
• wound
• rough (up)
• whale
• slog
• beat up on
• fib
• strap
• tromp
• belabor
• cane
• cudgel
• swat
• horsewhip
• bung up
• mess (up)
• rush
• clobber
• paste
• thwack
• descend (on or upon)
• clout
• leather
• cuff
• assail
• sock
• lay on
• jump (on)
• flagellate
• bust
• whomp
• wham
• pounce (on or upon)
• scourge
• beset
• lam
• lacerate
• cowhide
• blackjack
• rawhide
• mutilate
• maim
• pistol-whip
• mangle
• gore
• fustigate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whip

Noun

The crack when the punch landed sounded like a whip, splitting the air and bringing gasps from the crowd inside a ballroom at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The cabbage wedge sits over a fluffy whip of tahini and labneh, all served beneath a crush of peanuts. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Verb

After learning that Manchester whipped Maggie with a cat-o’-nine-tails, Lizzie agrees to help the Borden family’s maid kill her. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Michele plays Darcy Miles, a Pilates Princess and trainer who, when asked to whip her girls into shape, flexes her muscles too hard. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing whip

• whip (up)
• whip hand