whopper

noun

ˈ(h)wä-pər How to pronounce whopper (audio)
Definition of whoppernext
1
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive told a whopper to get out of jury duty

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2
as in giant
something that is unusually large and powerful a whopper of a fish that won first prize in the derby the season finale ended with a whopper of a cliffhanger

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Recent Examples of whopper This house specialty is a whopper of a drink and comes in a goblet filled with the family’s secret blend, which is heavy on Clamato mix. — Richard Guzman, Daily News, 24 June 2026 As American beech trees go, the one in Jim Berman and Liz Bryant’s backyard is a whopper. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 Another whopper was forthcoming. — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026 The actual rate hikes are TBD, but Guggenheim’s math suggests that the NFL’s legacy partners are in for a whopper of an increase. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whopper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whopper
  1. lie
  2. giant
  3. tale
  4. whale
  5. story
  6. monster
  7. mammoth
  8. dinosaur
Noun
  • The plane also includes a spacious press cabin, according to a pool reporter onboard, with lie-flat seats that feature a massage function and individual TV screens.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The press cabin contains 14 lie-flat pods, including large tan leather seats with luxury features such as lumbar supports and massage functions.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of lie
Noun
  • Since then, the commission has widened its crackdown on digital giants with more antitrust investigations targeting Amazon, Apple and Facebook and sweeping new rules aimed at clamping down on the biggest digital companies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • In the years since, Monsanto, now owned by German chemical giant Bayer, has paid out over $10 billion to settle about 100,000 claims from people who said their health was harmed after they were exposed to Roundup.
    — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of giant
Noun
  • The agonizing legal circus surrounding Sumner Redstone’s final years at Paramount/Viacom is a sobering cautionary tale.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • The past few summers have seen nightmare tales from heatwaves in Europe — the continent with the fastest-rising temperatures under global warming.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of tale
Noun
  • Those include swimming dolphins, traveling in space, and taking a bath with a whale.
    — Parents, Parents, 3 July 2026
  • Along with a full roster of shows and entertainment, the ship will sail with a whale specialist during summer months.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of whale
Noun
  • This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
  • Gil was trapped beneath more than 100 tons of rubble after the partial collapse of the Galerias Playa Grande commercial center, which includes buildings nine and four stories tall.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of story
Noun
  • Go on, put the 131-cube (2,147 cc) monster engine into that one.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • There’s no way the doll monsters at the pond were the whole point of the Lake of Tears, right?
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • According to this theory, those now-extinct megafauna—the giant ground sloths and the giant beavers, the mastodons and mammoths, and even the lions and dire wolves—were relatively quickly hunted to extinction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • For the next 49,000 years, the sticky pits captured virtually everything that fell or walked onto them, from grains of pollen borne by the wind to hapless ancient camels and Columbian mammoths.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2026
Definition of mammoth
Noun
  • Beyond the rides, families can climb the Lookout Towers, meet baby dinosaurs, and explore interactive play areas.
    — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
  • Schindler compared Pluto's reclassification to the dinosaur Brontosaurus, which was renamed Apatosaurus after further study before later regaining its original classification as scientists refined their understanding.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of dinosaur

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