Synonyms for whopping
- adjective
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
big, huge, humongous informal, large, gargantuan, prodigious, thumping, banging, swingeing, gigantic, colossal, immense, monumental, elephantine
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Exceptionally great or large.
It weighed a whopping 700 pounds when it was full.
- n. 1
A beating.
Forms
- Plural
- whoppings → whoopings, thrashings, wallopings…
Example sentences
- huge Yesterday I went to the zoo and saw a huge walrus.
- gargantuan There is a gargantuan spider in the bathroom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| whopping | rising | |
| huge | rising | |
| prodigious | steady | |
| gargantuan | rising | |
| swingeing | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- big1
- 4 letters
- huge1
- 5 letters
- large1
- 7 letters
- immense2, banging2
- 8 letters
- gigantic3, colossal3, thumping2, whooping2
- 9 letters
- thrashing2, humongous3, walloping3, swingeing
- 10 letters
- monumental4, prodigious3, gargantuan4
- 11 letters
- elephantine4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (immense2 = 2 syllables).