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walloping Synonyms

Another word for walloping

Choosing another word for walloping depends on context, so the 17 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

(informal) A decisive or crushing defeat in a game, contest, or election.

Usage Example

"The visiting soccer team took a real trouncing in the championship match."

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trouncing
drubbing
thrashing
Strong
rout
shellacking
clobbering

• noun (Context 2)

(informal) A severe physical beating or thrashing.

Usage Example

"In the old folktale, the mischievous fox narrowly escaped a thrashing from the angry farmer."

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thrashing
beating
Strong
drubbing
pounding
hiding
whipping

• adjective (Context 3)

(informal) Extremely large, impressive, or significant in size, amount, or degree.

Usage Example

"The company reported a whopping profit at the end of the fiscal quarter."

Strongest
whopping
thumping
Strong
huge
massive
enormous
colossal
tremendous

Opposites of walloping

The opposite of walloping shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

victory
miniscule
tiny
triumph
win
paltry
meager
small
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Walloping. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/walloping
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