whopping

1 of 2

adjective

whop·​ping ˈ(h)wä-piŋ 

: extremely large

also : extraordinary, incredible

whopping

2 of 2

present participle of whop entry 1

Synonyms of whopping

Adjective

• huge
• gigantic
• enormous
• vast
• tremendous
• massive
• giant
• colossal
• mammoth
• immense
• astronomical
• monumental
• bumper

Examples of whopping in a Sentence

Adjective

The play was a whopping success.

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Meanwhile, the volume of ad commitments put toward streaming rose a whopping 30%. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Highlighting ingredients is paramount with basic, but bountiful baskets of whole organic veggies on offer for a whopping 18€ for two people. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

And the Rams, who committed a whopping 13 penalties to Denver's five, weren't done. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

The Homeland Security funds are part of a whopping $175 billion Congress gave the department in the Big Beautiful Bill as part of his immigration enforcement and deportation agenda. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whopping

• chopping
• copping
• cropping
• dropping
• flopping
• hopping
• lopping
• mopping
• popping
• propping
• shopping
• slopping

Kids Definition

whopping

adjective

whop·​ping ˈhwäp-iŋ 

ˈwäp-

: extremely large

got a whopping increase in his allowance

also : incredible

a whopping success