ripper

noun

ˈri-pər How to pronounce ripper (audio)
Definition of rippernext
as in dream
something very good of its kind the comedian's last routine was a real ripper, leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches

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Recent Examples of ripper Sometimes the last thing a bodice-ripper needs is a reminder that the characters onscreen think leeching is a helpful medical treatment or that disagreements can only be handled with dueling pistols. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026 Simply remove them with a seam ripper and sew them in their new home. — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026 They were accompanied by vocal virtuosos Lucius and blues-rock rippers Judith Hill and Eric Krasno, each fixtures in the local music community trying to rebuild itself in the wake of the Eaton fire. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Just 16 miles from the excellent city of Bozeman, Bridger Bowl has something for everybody—from kids taking their first lessons to the most hardcore rippers out there. — Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ripper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripper
  1. dream
  2. beauty
  3. beaut
  4. corker
  5. humdinger
  6. wonder
  7. marvel
  8. daisy
Noun
  • Her fever dreams were of floating untethered in an infinite black space, of being trapped in a blinding spotlight on an empty stage, not knowing how or where to move.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • After shuttering some five decades later, the land was largely vacant until the former mayor of Seattle, Paul Schell, and his wife, Pam, built their dream hotel from the ground up.
    — Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Vogue’s Favorite Korean Skin-Care Products So when thinking about the ingredients that really define K-beauty in 2026, experts say to look at the ones that take it back to the basics.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The retailer has been swiftly building on its in-house beauty offer with the addition of third-party brands and services such as skin and makeup consultations.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • As of April the Four Seasons Hotels and Residences has officially planted its flag in Cartagena, and its debut is a beaut.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • As for the performance T-shirts in the lineup, the oversized, moisture-wicking beauts are meant to turn heads in their color-happy Turmeric iteration.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
Definition of beaut
Noun
  • Of course all the business between Patricia and the Boogeyman is just an excuse for Widow’s Bay to stage a corker of a send-up of 1978’s Halloween and slasher movies of its ilk.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026
  • The breakfast buffet is supremely surreal A big part of every season of The White Lotus is the breakfast buffet, and the Martinez’s daily extravaganza is a corker.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of corker
Noun
  • Presented in a woodland forest, today’s Chanel couture show was a real humdinger.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 July 2026
  • The book is full of many such humdingers.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Definition of humdinger
Noun
  • There’s a whole lot of one-take wonders going on on those sets.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • For Abhinavagupta, this temporary freedom from the individual self helped explain why beauty, awe and wonder could become spiritually transformative.
    — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of wonder
Noun
  • Tucked away in Clegern Place—a historical neighborhood in Edmond, Oklahoma—this 1950s mid-century marvel has been revamped to accommodate families.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • One of London's most famous landmarks is an engineering marvel that was once the tallest skyscraper in Britain.
    — David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvel
Noun
  • But if a daisy grows out of the 2026 manure, then a future All-Star Game would be the perfect place to show it off.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • The ditsy daisy print in soft pink hints of summer in the best way.
    — Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of daisy

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“Ripper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripper. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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