ripsnorter

noun

ˈrip-ˈsnȯr-tər How to pronounce ripsnorter (audio)
Definition of ripsnorternext
as in beauty
something very good of its kind had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter, but it turned out to be a real snoozer

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Recent Examples of ripsnorter Will relish manager Brendan Rodgers style of play, and could have another ripsnorter of a campaign. — SI.com, 6 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripsnorter
  1. beauty
  2. dream
  3. humdinger
  4. marvel
  5. corker
  6. phenomenon
  7. ripper
  8. wonder
Noun
  • The archive features beauty products originating from the 17th century through the 2000s, with the most valuable item being a Max Factor lipstick belonging to Marilyn Monroe that Parsons secured in an online auction for more than $15,000.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Arizona native also gave fans a peek at her beauty routine, sharing a photo in which she was seen wearing yellow Rhode eye patches with her hair rolled up in curlers.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Fairview’s board thought hard before committing to such a costly venture, but had a dream, said Edie Kalin, president of the Odd Fellows Home of CT.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The trio’s minimalist approach to electronic pop music — which draws from dream pop, electro-rock and other styles — has aged impeccably over the years.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of dream
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
  • This week's quiz highlights family fun, medical marvels — and a lot more.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The man responsible for one of the greatest engineering marvels of his time, the 233-mile aqueduct that gave a semiarid region a world-class city, now admitted responsibility for one of the greatest engineering disasters in American history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvel
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
  • But while national leaders and diplomats work to free up crucial waterways through which much of the world’s trade passes, another transport phenomenon is tentatively underway.
    — Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Unsurprisingly, the season has been a phenomenon on social media.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of phenomenon
Noun
  • The biggest chase of all is the Black bordered one-of-ones, which has been prone to catch pack rippers off guard as they’re focused on adding to their sticker books.
    — Andrew Mackie, New York Times, 19 May 2026
  • Quinn Hughes’ ripper allowed the Americans to advance.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of ripper
Noun
  • Monica Bellucci’s sneer is a thing of wonder, so why have so few directors used it properly?
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But these trolls aren’t just for children—they’re for anyone looking to rediscover wonder in art and nature.
    — Lisa Greissinger, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of wonder

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“Ripsnorter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripsnorter. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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