WHIPPINGS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

whippings

noun

plural of whipping

as in beatings

failure to win a contest suffered a whipping that took them out of competition

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Recent Examples of whippings Reynolds cites the early-18th-century diary of William Byrd II, who read Homer in the morning and administered whippings to refractory slaves in the afternoon. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 There was physical violence as well — whippings, beatings, even bricks thrown. — Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Michael’s tendency to speak up earned him frequent whippings with his father’s belt. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 In September, a photo showing an enslaved man's scarred back from whippings was removed from a national monument in Georgia. — Aida Mogos, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026 The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved. — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whippings

Noun

At the two-week trial, three victims recounted beatings while suspended from pipes on the ceiling and the use of a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Immigrants held there and their families have long described the facility as a detention center where complaints were met with beatings, meager meals and inhuman treatment.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of beatings

Noun

The Wildcats have had two painfully close defeats, falling 24-23 to Tuskegee before losing 34-33 in overtime to unbeaten Benedict.

— Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay the course after historic defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where his CDU was ejected from parliament for the first time.

— Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of defeats

Noun

In those losses, he’s credited for 10 carries for minus-38 yards (sacks count as rushing yards in college football).

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026
Bibee, whose 15 losses are tied for the major-league lead, sees the playoffs as a reset.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of losses

Noun

Shelford addressed the deckhand’s absence during the episode as his crew grappled with a series of setbacks.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
But during the shutdown, Brightline ended the deal with Branson’s Virgin Group, saying that the company’s reputation had diminished as a result of financial setbacks.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026