whomped

verb

past tense of whomp
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of whomped Last year, the Hoosiers got whomped in the two games against elite opposition (a 38-15 loss at Ohio State and a 27-17 loss at Notre Dame that was 27-3 with less than two minutes left). — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whomped
  1. whipped
  2. clobbered
  3. bombed
  4. trounced
  5. upset
  6. overcame
  7. buried
  8. creamed
Verb
  • Now comes Denver, which whipped the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 because Carolina couldn’t handle the Broncos’ pass rush.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Falcons’ starting quarterback twirled a black string around his finger, then violently whipped it down after his first interception.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • An early 1990s recession clobbered Nasdaq, but home prices slipped only modestly, down 1% annually.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
  • On Thursday, the Jaguars clobbered the Ravens, embarrassing third-string quarterback Joe Fagnano.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of clobbered
Verb
  • Tents flood, cliffs collapse onto children, and hospitals are bombed with people inside.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Decades of riffing onstage had conditioned her not to dwell on whether a performance had bombed, but what about a rant as a tour guide?
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Drew Mestemaker became the first Bowl Subdivision player with four touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown since Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong against BYU in 2021 as Oklahoma State trounced Kansas State 66-28 on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Beyond ballot measures, municipal politicians with wishy-washy messaging around Flock bans were also trounced.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of trounced
Verb
  • The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the last decade, eating into household budgets and upsetting voters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • More action sought on housing The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the last decade, eating into household budgets and upsetting voters.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • Aaron Ekblad added two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves as the Panthers overcame a 38-28 shot disadvantage to snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Less than six months ago, the Knicks furiously overcame a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of overcame
Verb
  • Auwaerter, who was not part of the study, said the data didn't distinguish consumption from external exposure -- in other words, the hair could have picked up traces of weed simply by being buried together with it.
    — Mary Evans, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Oleksander Haiovyi, 20, looks at his car buried in dirt and debris after a strike on a residential area in Kyiv, on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • The sides were also spectacular and included a smattering of traditional favorites like creamed spinach and truffle mac and cheese.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Tiny, meltingly tender lady peas, creamed and seasoned with tomato and Jimmy Nardellos.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of creamed

Browse Nearby Words

whomp
whomped
whomping
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Whomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomped. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Nov. 13

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
speech-bubble-untangle
Simplify The Convoluted Expression Quiz A quiz that’s as “uncomplicated as a round de...
See All