thumping

[thuhm-ping] / ˈθʌm pɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

hefty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

colossal fat heavy large massive robust sizable substantial tremendous weighty

WEAK

ample awkward beefy brawny burly cumbersome extensive forceful hulking husky large-scale major muscular ponderous powerful strapping strong sturdy unwieldy vigorous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy impoverished inconsequential insignificant light little miniature poor slight small thin tiny trivial unimportant unsubstantial

ADJECTIVE

hitting

Synonyms

STRONG

beating clouting clubbing punishing slamming slapping smacking whacking whipping

ADJECTIVE

large

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broad considerable enormous extensive full generous giant gigantic grand great hefty huge immense massive populous sizable spacious substantial vast wide

STRONG

comprehensive gross liberal roomy super sweeping tidy

WEAK

ample booming bulky capacious colossal copious excessive exorbitant extravagant goodly grandiose humongous immeasurable jumbo monumental mountainous plentiful stupendous voluminous whopping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cramped dwarf empty inconsiderable insignificant limited little miniature miniscule minor minute narrow poor restricted short slight small teeny tiny unimportant

STRONG

exclusive

NOUN

battery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assault

STRONG

attack beating mayhem mugging onslaught violence

Antonyms

STRONG

defense peace

WEAK

individual

Example Sentences

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It has been a March Madness of the haves mercilessly thumping the have-nots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The Garden has roared anew as St. John’s has surged to relevance with a pair of Big East tournament championships, the most recent of which involved a 20-point thumping of Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

O'Brien impressed after replacing the injured James Lowe on the left wing in Ireland's thumping win over England, but Jacob Stockdale was preferred for last week's defeat of Wales.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

But the home support's excitement at the possibility of a thumping turned to frustration when the try was ruled out for Tom O'Toole's knock on.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

My heart is thumping at my lie, and I tell it to stop being a baby and quiet down.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

thumping

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