whopping

adjective

whop·​ping ˈ(h)wä-piŋ 

: extremely large

also : extraordinary, incredible

Synonyms

• astronomical
• astronomic
• Brobdingnagian
• bumper
• colossal
• cosmic
• cosmical
• cyclopean
• elephantine
• enormous
• galactic
• gargantuan
• giant
• gigantesque
• gigantic
• grand
• herculean
• heroic
• heroical
• Himalayan
• huge
• humongous
• humungous
• immense
• jumbo
• king-size
• king-sized
• leviathan
• mammoth
• massive
• mega
• mighty
• monster
• monstrous
• monumental
• mountainous
• oceanic
• pharaonic
• planetary
• prodigious
• super
• super-duper
• supersize
• supersized
• titanic
• tremendous
• vast
• vasty
• walloping
• whacking

Examples of whopping in a Sentence

The play was a whopping success.

The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.

Recent Examples on the Web

If that doesn't impress you, a 1928 bill sold for a whopping $88,125 in April of 2013. —John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024

Exit poll data shows men aged 18-29—a group that's typically disengaged politically —broke for Republicans for the first time in the last four elections, decisively choosing Trump as their next president by a whopping 13-point margin. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024

The Bills finished with 48 points, 559 yards, averaged 8.2 yards per play and rushed for a whopping 197 yards. —Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024

All told, Berkshire sold a whopping $133 billion worth of stocks in the first three quarters of 2024. —Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

whopping

adjective

whop·​ping ˈhwäp-iŋ 

ˈwäp-

: extremely large

got a whopping increase in his allowance

also : incredible

a whopping success