whalelike

Huge and blubbery

Resembling a whale in some quality—typically size, shape, or movement.

A whalelike body is massive and streamlined.

A whalelike surfacing describes something rising slowly from below.

The submarine made a whalelike ascent through the dark water.

massive

gargantuan

Extremely immense in scope

hulking · behemoth · titanic · mammoth · leviathan · ponderous · bulky · hefty · lumbering · vast

cetacean

cetacean

Aquatic mammal order

fluke · breach · pod · echolocation · krill · calves · migrate · vocalizations · orca · spout

graceful

gliding

Engineless aerial movement

sleek · majestic · buoyant · weightless · slow-moving · serene · languid · drifting · sweeping · arcing

aquatic

ocean

Massive saltwater body

underwater · seafaring · diving · surfacing · submersible · depths · migratory · oceanic · swimming

Opposites
size

whaleliketiny

Extremely small in size

minuscule · small · microscopic · little · diminutive

body type/build

whalelikeslender

Thin and graceful

lean · lithe · svelte · willowy · wiry

Family

like, whale, whales, humpback, whaler, whalebone, whaleboat, whaleman

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G