THUMPING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THUMPING?

Need another word that means the same as “thumping”? Find 34 synonyms and 30 related words for “thumping” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Thumping” are: banging, humongous, walloping, whopping, enormous, huge, massive, vast, very great, tremendous, substantial, goodly, prodigious, gigantic, giant, terrific, fantastic, colossal, immense, mammoth, monumental, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, titanic, mountainous, monstrous, very, positive, downright, clump, clunk, thud, thump

Thumping as a Noun

Definitions of "Thumping" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “thumping” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A heavy blow with the hand.
• A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects.

Synonyms of "Thumping" as a noun (4 Words)

clump	A small, compact group of people. They sat on the wall in clumps of two and three.
clunk	A dull sound such as that made by heavy metal objects striking together. Don t let her see what a clunk I m married to.
thud	A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects. He hit the floor with a terrific thud.
thump	A strong heartbeat, especially one caused by fear or excitement. Through the wall came the thump of rock music.

Thumping as an Adjective

Definitions of "Thumping" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “thumping” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Pounding or throbbing in a heavy, continuous way.
• Of an impressive size, extent, or amount.
• (used informally) very large.

Synonyms of "Thumping" as an adjective (30 Words)

banging	Excellent or impressive. A beautiful celebrity with a banging bod.
colossal	So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe. Colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple.
downright	(of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis. A downright kind of person.
elephantine	Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward. There was an elephantine thud from the bathroom.
enormous	Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree. The possibilities are enormous.
fantastic	Extraordinarily good or attractive. The film was fantastic.
gargantuan	Enormous. A gargantuan appetite.
giant	Used in names of very large animals and plants e g giant hogweed giant tortoise. Giant multinational corporations.
gigantic	Of very great size or extent; huge or enormous. A gigantic concrete tower.
goodly	Large in amount or extent or degree. A goodly amount.
huge	Extremely popular or successful. Huge government spending.
humongous	Very large. A humongous steak.
immense	Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope. At vast or immense expense.
mammoth	So exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth. A mammoth corporation.
massive	Very successful or influential. The band are going to be massive.
monstrous	Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster. No excess was too monstrous for them to commit.
monumental	Relating or belonging to or serving as a monument. A monumental scale.
mountainous	Having hills and crags. A mountainous dark man.
positive	Having a positive charge. Adopt a positive outlook on life.
prodigious	Of momentous or ominous significance. The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.
stupendous	So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe. The most stupendous views.
substantial	Fairly large. Won by a substantial margin.
terrific	Of great size, amount, or intensity. Fought a terrific battle.
titanic	Of great force or power. A series of titanic explosions.
tremendous	Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers. A tremendous fact in human experience that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology.
vast	Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope. The vast reaches of outer space.
very	Precisely as stated. Those were his very words.
very great	Being the exact same one; not any other.
walloping	Very large. A walloping shock.
whopping	Very large. A whopping great lie.

Usage Examples of "Thumping" as an adjective

• A thumping headache.
• The thumping beat of her heart.
• A thumping loss.
• A thumping great lie.
• Thumping basslines.
• A thumping 64 per cent majority.

Associations of "Thumping" (30 Words)

aggressor	A confident assertive person who acts as instigator.
assailant	A person who physically attacks another. The police have no firm leads about the identity of his assailant.
bang	Leap jerk bang. He began to bang the table with his fist.
beat	Shape by beating. His beat is construction property and hotels.
belabor	Attack verbally with harsh criticism. She was belabored by her fellow students.
bludgeon	Beat someone repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object. Maces and spiked bludgeons.
crump	Explode heavily or with a loud dull noise. The crump of shells could be heard hours later.
hit	Hit against come into sudden contact with. The car hit a tree.
loud	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. The band played loudly.
nudge	Prod (someone) gently with one’s elbow in order to attract attention. She appreciated the nudge to her memory.
pang	A sudden sharp feeling. A pang of conscience.
ping	Hit with a pinging noise. Ping your machine in the office.
poignancy	A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow. A moment of extraordinary poignancy.
poke	Prod and stir a fire with a poker to make it burn more fiercely. Poke the embers in the fireplace.
prickle	(of a part of the body) experience a tingling sensation, especially as a result of strong emotion. The sound made her skin prickle with horror.
punch	Drive forcibly as if by a punch. He reeled under the well aimed punch.
pushing	The act of applying force in order to move something away. The pushing is good exercise.
resonant	Serving to bring to mind- Wilder Hobson. A full throated and resonant guffaw.
resounding	Characterized by resonance. The evening was a resounding success.
slap	A sound made or as if made by a slap. I put a bit of slap on my face and we were ready to go.
sound	Announce by means of a sound. Sound investments.
spank	Give a spanking to subject to a spanking. She was spanked for spilling ink on the carpet.
stab	A wound made by stabbing. She felt a stab of excitement.
stick	In field hockey the foul play of raising the stick above the shoulder. Stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it.
thud	Make a dull sound. He hit the floor with a terrific thud.
thundering	Extraordinarily big or impressive. A thundering good read.
twinge	A sudden, sharp localized pain. Kate felt a twinge of guilt.