Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

whopper

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of whopper

1 a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive

  • told a whopper to get out of jury duty
Synonyms of whopper

fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, lie, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), untruth
Words Related to whopper

distortion, exaggeration, half-truth

ambiguity, equivocation, obliquity

defamation, libel, slander

perjury

bluff, fiction, pose, pretense (or pretence)

humbug, jive, nonsense

canard, fallacy, misconception, myth

falsification, misinformation, misreport, misrepresentation, misstatement

deceit, deceitfulness, dishonesty, duplicity, fraudulence
Near Antonyms of whopper

fact, truism, verity

honesty, truthfulness, veracity

authentication, confirmation, substantiation, validation, verification
Antonyms of whopper

truth

2 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
Synonyms of whopper

behemoth, blockbuster, colossus, dinosaur, dreadnought, elephant, giant, Goliath, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, mastodon, monster, titan, whale
Words Related to whopper

amazon, giantess

bulk, hulk

heavyweight

juggernaut, steamroller
Near Antonyms of whopper

lightweight, weakling, wimp, wisp

nonentity, twerp, whippersnapper
Antonyms of whopper

diminutive, dwarf, half-pint, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy (also pigmy), runt, shrimp

Learn More about whopper

  1. See words that rhyme with whopper Dictionary: Definition of whopper Spanish Central: Translation of whopper Nglish: Translation of whopper for Spanish speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up whopper? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments hide comments

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

WORD OF THE DAY

biannual

occurring twice a year or every two years

Get Word of the Day daily email!

TRENDING NOW

  1. Spartan Red Cross Warns of Shelter Conditions

  2. hirsute RIP Burt Reynolds

  3. op-ed NYT Publishes Anonymous Piece

  4. collegiality Kavanaugh Mentions Word in Hearing

  5. mistrial Manafort Guilty on 8 Counts

SEE ALL

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games