Synonyms of whopping
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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Towns took just four shots in the first half — two shots a quarter — before taking four shots in the third quarter and a whopping nine shots in the fourth quarter.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
While the original offered 55, the reformulation includes a whopping 70 options—across fair to deep complexions, then cool, neutral, warm, and olive undertones—made with enhanced pigments for a more dimensional finish.
—Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Multiple sizes are discounted for the Big Spring Sale, but the 75-inch unit has a whopping 23% price cut that really stands out.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
That was one week after the war began, when only 3,000 targets were destroyed, and markets took Trump at his word, causing the price of oil to drop a whopping $13, all the way down to $91.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
While the original offered 55, the reformulation includes a whopping 70 options—across fair to deep complexions, then cool, neutral, warm, and olive undertones—made with enhanced pigments for a more dimensional finish.
—Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Multiple sizes are discounted for the Big Spring Sale, but the 75-inch unit has a whopping 23% price cut that really stands out.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
That was one week after the war began, when only 3,000 targets were destroyed, and markets took Trump at his word, causing the price of oil to drop a whopping $13, all the way down to $91.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Whopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whopping. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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whopping
adjective
whop·ping
ˈhwäp-iŋ 
ˈwäp-
: extremely large
got a whopping increase in his allowance
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