Synonyms of whale

whale 1 of 2

noun

ˈ(h)wāl 

as in dinosaur

something that is unusually large and powerful

a whale of a pickup truck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dinosaur
• giant
• monster
• elephant
• mammoth
• leviathan
• hulk
• Goliath
• titan
• mastodon
• blockbuster
• colossus
• behemoth
• jumbo
• dreadnought
• whopper
• heavyweight
• bulk
• giantess
• juggernaut
• amazon
• steamroller

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrimp
• dwarf
• midget
• diminutive
• pigmy
• mite
• pygmy
• half-pint
• runt
• lightweight
• weakling
• wisp
• wimp
• peewee
• nonentity
• twerp
• whippersnapper

whale

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to hit

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

• hit
• punch
• smack
• slap
• bang
• knock
• slam
• bat
• strike
• clip
• pound
• clap
• whack
• swipe
• crack
• nail
• kick
• slug
• sock
• tag
• box
• thump
• bop
• hammer
• bob
• clock
• poke
• tap
• clout
• rap
• bash
• lick
• belt
• swat
• flick
• smite
• bust
• shove
• bludgeon
• bonk
• stroke
• chop
• jab
• clobber
• push
• thwack
• zap
• paste
• bump
• wallop
• stab
• biff
• slog
• pelt
• rough
• pepper
• maul
• buffet
• butt
• deck
• beat
• batter
• stamp
• pummel
• hang one on
• cuff
• bung
• knee
• mangle
• spear
• brain
• cream
• skull
• dump
• floor
• pommel
• lace
• slash
• bean
• lash
• fell
• bunt
• club
• knock down
• drub
• bowl (down or over)
• lambast
• sledge
• cane
• whip
• lambaste
• sap
• cudgel
• conk
• scuff
• prod
• jostle
• flail
• level
• thrash
• rabbit-punch
• switch
• sucker punch
• flog
• sledgehammer

2

as in to hide

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

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

3

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

mercilessly whaled the pickpocket for stealing from her purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of whale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The man reportedly set out with his brother and nephew for a whale watching trip, but went missing while on the way back from Sakhalin Island on Aug. 9, per CNN and CBS News. —Abigail Adams, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024

Buoys from the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory help collect whale data, to reduce collisions between ships and whales in the Santa Barbara Channel and San Francisco Bay. —David Pogue, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024

Correspondent David Pogue talks with a marine ecologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, whose fleet of autonomous vehicles helps track whales in shipping lanes; and finds out how container ships may be able to reduce striking whales. —David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024

The team here organizes whale watching tours aboard a 39-foot catamaran and goes out into the waters of the Central Coast. —Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024