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.
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Republicans appear to have flipped a whopping three seats in Louisville Metro Council races, bringing their total representation from nine to 12 members.
—
Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
In Santa Clara County, elections staff expect a whopping half of its 1.06 million voters to turn out on Election Day, said registrar’s office spokesman Steve Goltiao.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
In addition to holding the record for skinniest skyscraper, the building is also the second tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere, reaching a whopping 1,428 feet high, including a 300-foot decorative steel crown.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
The pendant went under the hammer during the Royal and Noble collection sale and fetched a whopping £163,800 (about $200,000), which was more than double its pre-auction estimate.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
In Santa Clara County, elections staff expect a whopping half of its 1.06 million voters to turn out on Election Day, said registrar’s office spokesman Steve Goltiao.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
In addition to holding the record for skinniest skyscraper, the building is also the second tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere, reaching a whopping 1,428 feet high, including a 300-foot decorative steel crown.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
The pendant went under the hammer during the Royal and Noble collection sale and fetched a whopping £163,800 (about $200,000), which was more than double its pre-auction estimate.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whopping. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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whopping
adjective
whop·ping
ˈhwäp-iŋ 
ˈwäp-
: extremely large
got a whopping increase in his allowance
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